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Crime LNP - Bread, other bakery product prices to be increased
Prices of all bakery products including bread will be increased from next Monday (23), Bakery Owners' Association said. Accordingly, price of a loaf of bread…
Crime LNP - 171 COVID-19 deaths reported: Death toll surges to 6,434
A total of 171 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (16) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Crime LNP - Four including airman, sailor arrested for stealing explosive material
Four suspects including two members of Sri Lanka Air Force and the Navy have been arrested over the theft of explosives from the Welisara Air Force explosive…
Crime LNP - Global technologies company, HCL to take up 80% of ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life for its Sri Lanka hub
Colombo’s newest state-of-the-art office tower, ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life has been chosen as the hub for leading global technology company, HCL…
Crime LNP - 48-year-old arrested for spitting at PHI
The father of a COVID-infected individual has been arrested for spitting at a Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to Narammala MOH Office who came to check…
Crime LNP - Govt.to submit weekly reports to Parliament on COVID 19 situation: Pavithra
Government is considering giving weekly reports to Parliament on COVID-19 pandemic situation, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today. Ms.…
Crime LNP - Death of girl at MP’s house: Police found note detailing ’’the cause of my death’’ on wall
Police have found a note written on the wall of the room where the 16-year-old girl, who died of burn injuries was staying while serving as a domestic helper…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested with Rs. 60 mn transaction in bank accounts during 4 yrs
The CID has arrested a 41-year old woman from Dehiwala under the Money Laundering Act for maintaining five bank accounts in which she had transactions up to a…
Crime LNP - Police unravel rental vehicle selling racket
A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Nugegoda Divisional Crime Investigation Unit for selling rented out vehicles which was hired from car rental…
Crime LNP - Death of girl: Police say independent probe underway with no interference from any party
The Sri Lanka Police is conducting an independent investigation into the death of the 16-year-old domestic aide who worked at former Minister Rishad…
Crime LNP - Two special police teams probe girl’s death at Bathiudeen’s residence: Minister
Two special police teams have been deployed to investigate into the death of a 16-year-old girl while working at former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence,…
Crime LNP - Inter-provincial movement restrictions remains until further notice: Army Chief
The inter-provincial movement restrictions will remain in place until further notice, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said. He said no decision was…
Crime LNP - Court issues Enjoining Order preventing wife from accessing husband’s computer
The Mount Lavinia District Court has issued an Enjoining Order preventing the wife from collecting data, documents, text messages or any other information…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka reports 41 more COVID-19 fatalities
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 41 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (July 12). The new development has…
Crime LNP - A crime if Mathews goes at this stage – Atapattu
By Harsha Amarasinghe Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu believes that it would be a crime to let go of Angelo Mathews at this stage of his career ahead…
Crime LNP - 300% increase in cybersex crimes against women, children: Women’s rights activists
Cybersex crimes against women and Children in Sri Lanka have increased by 300 percent during the pandemic period in Sri Lanka that started early last year,…
Crime LNP - Lankan deported from Qatar arrested for revamping LTTE
A 41-year old man who was deported from Doha, Qatar arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) yesterday on charges of revamping the LTTE, Police…
Crime LNP - Five men arrested for sharing porn videos, pictures in social media
Five suspects in various parts of the country have been arrested for publishing pornographic videos and pictures in social media such as Facebook. Police…
Crime LNP - Supreme Court to resume normal sittings from today
The Supreme Court yesterday announced that it will resume normal sittings from today, in keeping with the Revised New Health Guidelines, issued by the…
Crime LNP - Prices of bakery goods not to be increased
The All-Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association has decided not to increase the prices of any bakery product if there is no hike in the prices of wheat flour. The…
Crime LNP - Police given 2,000 trishaws to execute duties efficiently
2,000 new three wheelers were provided to all island police stations to carry out police duties in a more efficient manner,today, the Public Security Ministry…
Crime LNP - Nurses fall sick: Hospital services crippled
Hospital services throughout the country crippled due to the 48-hour sick leave campaign launched by all the nursing staff attached to the three main trade…
Crime LNP - Compulsory retirement age of medical officers in public service extended
The age limit for compulsory retirement of medical officers of all grades in the public service has been extended via a Gazette Extraordinary published on…
Crime LNP - Action to be taken against impersonator who assaulted a female council member
Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake yesterday assured that she will lodge a complaint with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa…