Live Sri Lanka’s news, updated around the clock FB X YT
Latest UncategorizedPoliticsGeneralBusinessCrimeTechnologySportsHealthTravelWeatherLawDevelopment

Crime News

Govt. won't extend term of office of any PC: Rajitha Crime

Govt. won't extend term of office of any PC: Rajitha

The government has no intention of extending the term of office of the Northern Provincial Council or that of any other PC on the say so of a politician,…

21 Jun 2018
Reports of COPA presented to parliament Crime

Reports of COPA presented to parliament

The reports of the Committee on Public Accounts or COPA on 837 state institutions were presented to Parliament this afternoon. The reports were presented to…

20 Jun 2018
Other two suspects who shot Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent remanded Crime

Other two suspects who shot Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent remanded

The two suspects arrested on charges of shooting the Chief Incumbent of the Kiriwehera Rajamaha Viharaya Kobawaka Damminda thera have been remanded till…

19 Jun 2018
Main suspect and 2 others arrested for shooting at Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent Crime

Main suspect and 2 others arrested for shooting at Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent

The main suspect and 2 others have been arrested in Pepiliyana for allegedly attempting to murder Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent by shooting, said the Police.…

17 Jun 2018
Investigations into CBSL Treasury Bonds scam Interested parties interfering with probe – President Crime

Investigations into CBSL Treasury Bonds scam Interested parties interfering with probe – President

President Maithripala Sirisena has alleged that certain interested parties were interfering in the investigations into the Central Bank Treasury Bonds scam, by…

16 Jun 2018
Jaffna teacher arrested for sexually abusing students Crime

Jaffna teacher arrested for sexually abusing students

https://youtu.be/kfnoqNbRtWk A male teacher who allegedly sexually abused two female students at a private tuition class in Wattukottai, Jaffna was arrested…

16 Jun 2018
Public Administrative Service employees on strike Crime

Public Administrative Service employees on strike

https://youtu.be/8lTmZOiN7xw A group of Public Administrative Service employees handed over a letter today (June 14), to the minister of public administration…

15 Jun 2018
Lasantha Wickramatunge killing Fmr IGP Wickramaratne to be arrested Crime

Lasantha Wickramatunge killing Fmr IGP Wickramaratne to be arrested

Former Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickramaratne will be arrested over the alleged involvement in the murder of senior journalist Lasantha…

13 Jun 2018
PTL funds for MPs: decision on CIABOC investigations soon Crime

PTL funds for MPs: decision on CIABOC investigations soon

Complaint lodged against Dayasiri to be taken up   Member of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIAOBOC) C. Neville…

11 Jun 2018
Police nab 3,666 during special raid Crime

Police nab 3,666 during special raid

Sri Lanka Police has arrested 3,666 individuals, including 998 suspects with warrants against them, during a special 11-hour operation. Police Media…

11 Jun 2018
MP Nalinda to take legal action agaist Maithri Gunarathna Crime

MP Nalinda to take legal action agaist Maithri Gunarathna

Kalutara District JVP Parliamentarian Dr Nalinda Jayatissa says he would take legal action against Maithri Gunarathna, who had stated that he had obtained…

11 Jun 2018
Range Bandara’s son arrested Crime

Range Bandara’s son arrested

State Minister Palitha Range Bandara's son Yashoda who was admitted to the hospital following an accident, has been arrested by the Police for driving under…

08 Jun 2018
Investigation into Rs. 16 bn vehicle tax fraud resumed Crime

Investigation into Rs. 16 bn vehicle tax fraud resumed

Customs tell Court of Appeal: German Customs co-operate with SL counterparts Director General Customs Sarojini Charles has resumed an investigation into an…

07 Jun 2018
45-Day SLFP office bearers appointed Crime

45-Day SLFP office bearers appointed

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party today decided to appoint a new batch of in a bid to successfully face future elections. The SLFP Central…

04 Jun 2018
Vegetable prices increase again Crime

Vegetable prices increase again

Vegetable prices are on the increase again. At the Dambulla market too the prices were high with a kilo of beans selling at Rs 350 on Friday. The price of…

03 Jun 2018
Fuel price revision on July 5- DST Crime

Fuel price revision on July 5- DST

The Government will not slash fuel prices despite the current slump in international fuel prices and will wait till July 5 to make revisions if necessary. This…

31 May 2018
IGP comes to rescue of orphaned children of policeman Crime

IGP comes to rescue of orphaned children of policeman

The three children of the police constable attached to the Gokarella police station who committed suicide recently after hearing about his wife’s death will…

29 May 2018
Mahason Balakaya leader assaulted by prison pharmacist Crime

Mahason Balakaya leader assaulted by prison pharmacist

Leader of Mahason Balakaya, Amith Weerasinghe, who is being detained at the Anuradhapura Prison over his alleged involvement in the Digana clashes, had been…

28 May 2018
Files on Tamil Tigers and MI5 in Sri Lanka erased at Foreign Office Crime

Files on Tamil Tigers and MI5 in Sri Lanka erased at Foreign Office

Destruction of 1978-1980 files means there is no record of UK government’s work at the time Britain’s Foreign Office destroyed almost 200 files on Sri Lanka…

24 May 2018
Attempts to smuggle out US$ 208,000: Finance Ministry keeps file Crime

Attempts to smuggle out US$ 208,000: Finance Ministry keeps file

The Finance Ministry has retained the Customs file containing evidence on the November arrest of Jaya Sudhir Jayaram, a Malaysian businessman, who was…

22 May 2018
Immigration officers threaten work-to-rule repeat if demands unresolved. Crime

Immigration officers threaten work-to-rule repeat if demands unresolved.

Immigration officers warned they are prepared to resume their work-to-rule campaign next week, if the Government fails to follow through on its guarantee to…

22 May 2018
CPC probing massive fraud Crime

CPC probing massive fraud

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has commenced an internal investigation into an alleged large scale fraud of more than Rs 80 million, committed by a top…

16 May 2018
Lanka Hospitals expands healthcare services to the Maldives. Crime

Lanka Hospitals expands healthcare services to the Maldives.

Lanka Hospitals recently set up its Maldivian Service Centre in the capital of the Maldives - Malé. Serving as a place for comprehensive medical inquiries,…

15 May 2018
Free ambulance service for whole country with new outlook Crime

Free ambulance service for whole country with new outlook

The ’1990′ pre-hospital care-free ambulance service will get a boost shortly with the introduction of legislation to expand the service to cover the whole…

14 May 2018