Crime LNP - Youth arrested for WTC office thefts; ‘Batman’ clue helps crack the case
Police have arrested a 23-year-old suspect involved in a series of thefts at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Colombo. The suspect, identified as Khalid…
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Crime LNP - Suspect from Kandy arrested over Ella Odyssey e-ticket mafia
A 37-year-old person from Kandy allegedly involved in a racket of selling train tickets to foreigners at exorbitant prices has been arrested yesterday, police…
Crime LNP - Police arrest 2,728 within 10 days during island-wide crime, drugs operation
Sri Lanka Police arrested 2,728 suspects, including over 150 directly involved in drug trafficking and crimes, during a special operation that began on January…
Crime LNP - Former Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa arreste
Former Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and his wife have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over allegations of misusing funds…
Crime LNP - Bribery Commission launches investigation into MP Namal Rajapaksa
The case involving alleged financial irregularities amounting to Rs. 70 million during the leasing of 4.3 acres of land at the Krrish Transworks Square in…
Crime LNP - No further rice shortages, President assures
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured that the government has implemented measures to ensure that there will be no shortage of rice during the upcoming…
Crime LNP - Former Minister Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa arrested
Former Minister Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa has been arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit today (19), police said. The former parliamentarian was arrested after…
Crime LNP - PM Harini pledges justice for all people of the country
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that it is the Government’s intention to provide justice to the people who are deprived of the same due to rewards…
Crime LNP - AG assures Supreme Court of review on unaddressed complaints in Pastor Jerome hate speech case
The Attorney General yesterday (17) provided an undertaking before the Supreme Court that any further complaints not yet considered could be forwarded by the…
Crime LNP - Three parliamentary employees guilty of sexual harassment dismissed from service
Three employees of Parliament who were found guilty of sexual harassment on female staff of Parliament have been dismissed, Communications Department of…
Crime LNP - Court slaps Rs. 220 Mn fine, confiscates assets worth millions belonging to Wele Suda
The Colombo High Court yesterday imposed a fine of Rs. 220 million on three accused, including alleged drug dealer Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara, alias Wele…
Crime LNP - India to provide grant for supplying police vehicles to Sri Lanka
India would supply vehicles to be used by the Sri Lankan police under a grant, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Wednesday. Indian High…
Crime LNP - Court employee arrested with ‘ice’ in Wellampitiya
A court employee has been arrested by the police while in possession of 10 grams and 800 milligrams of ‘ice’ drugs (crystal methamphetamine). The arrested…
Crime LNP - Minister of Trade addresses Red Rice shortage, blames past policies
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that the current shortage of Red Rice in the market emerged as a result of…
Crime LNP - Cigarette prices increased
The prices of cigarettes have been increased from tomorrow (January 11) in line with the increase in the Excise Duty imposed on cigarettes, according to the…
Crime LNP - Liquor prices increase with excise duty hike
The prices of liquor will also increase by approximately 6% following the hike in Excise Duty imposed on liquor with effect from tomorrow (January 11). The…
Crime LNP - Former Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga arrested
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has been arrested by the Mirihana Police. He has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his…
Crime LNP - Two new Court of Appeal Justices sworn in
Two newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning…
Crime LNP - Rice imports deadline to end tomorrow
The deadline of the period where permission was granted for the import of rice by the private sector is scheduled to end tomorrow (10). To address the rice…
Crime LNP - Vehicle prices to shift with changes in import tax limits: Importers
If the current tax limits on vehicle imports are changed, the selling prices of vehicles in the market will also be affected, according to vehicle importers.…
Crime LNP - Bus strike called off after talks with police chief
The bus associations have decided to call off their island-wide strike following successful discussions with the Acting IGP. This decision was reached after a…
Crime LNP - Private bus strike called off after discussions with police
The discussion held today between private bus associations and the Acting Inspector General of Police regarding traffic operations conducted under the Clean…
Crime LNP - Overseas Sri Lankans can now obtain birth, marriage, death certificates via e-service
he Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in collaboration with the Registrar General’s Department, has launched a pilot project aimed at…
Crime LNP - Suspect arrested at BIA for smuggling gold
The Airport Police have arrested a suspect at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for illegally smuggling gold into the country. The arrest…