Crime News
Crime Fuel prices to increase
Fuel prices are to increase from midnight tonight, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said today. Accordingly, the price of a litre of Octane 92 petrol has…
Crime Sri Lanka creates special courts for Rajapakse-era graft
Sri Lanka's parliament Wednesday voted to set up special courts to try multi-billion dollar graft cases under former president Mahinda Rajapakse. The move aims…
Crime Laugfs also increases price of gas cylinders
Crime Central Bank releases 2017 Annual Report
Crime Attempted shooting of SAITM CEO: Former Kaduwela PS member arrested
Former Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha member Wilathgamuwage Don Aruna Lakmal Kushantha has been arrested by the CID yesterday in connection with the attempted…
Crime Police seize 136-kg ganja, arrest four people
The Mandapam police have seized 136 kg of ganja, being smuggled to Sri Lanka via sea after arresting four people, including the kingpin of the smuggling gang…
Crime Lanka's health service among world's best - WHO Director General
Service is freely available Clear guidance by political leadership Sri Lanka’s health service is one of the best not only in Asia but in the world, WHO…
Crime ADB Report says 40,000 Lankan post-grad students in OECD countries
There were 40,000 Sri Lankan graduates, reading either for a Doctor of Philosophy or Master’s degree in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and…
Crime Three shot at YouTube HQ, female suspect dead
A woman opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters near San Francisco yesterday (April 3). It was reported that after wounding three people she took her own life as…
Crime Ministerial Committee recommends Railways Dept. be a closed service
A Ministerial Committee has recommended that the Railways Department (RD) be allowed to function as a closed service, so that, it can function more…
Crime Introducing bond report in court illegal: Gamini Marapana PC
Gamini Marapana PC who appeared for Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena in the revision bail application filed before the Court of Appeal yesterday, challenged…
Crime Don't fall prey to fraudsters: Vehicle importers
Vehicle Importers Association Lanka (VIAL) today said that there was a racket of cheating customers, claiming that they could import provide vehicles less than…
Crime Welikada prison riots: IP Rangajeewa arrested
IP Neomal Rangajeewa of the Police Narcotics Bureau was arrested yesterday evening by the CID over the Welikada prison riots that occurred in 2012, Police…
Crime SL cigarette prices highest in Asia:Report
Prices of cigarettes in Sri Lanka are the highest in the Asia Pacific region and the second highest in the world with the island rapidly turning into a…
Crime Recurring losses compelling price rises in petrol and diesel says Lanka IOC
LIOC has been incurring heavy losses on sale of petrol since January 2015 and diesel since September 2016. LIOC has incurred huge losses during the last 4…
Crime Udayanga Weeratunge arrested in Dubai
Former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge had been arrested by the Dubai authorities yesterday, Ravi Waidyalankara, the Senior DIG in charge of the FCID…
Crime Crimes have increased due to govt’s incapability – Gotabaya
https://youtu.be/3zaDFxOrUhA Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today charged that crimes have increased in the country due to the incapability of the…
Crime From Night Watchmen To Guardians Of The City: The Evolution Of Sri Lanka Police
In 1805, police functions expanded from the maintenance of law and order to include the detection and prevention of crime. The rank of Police Constable was…
Crime Japan extends Rs. 15.6 b for health and medical service improvement project
On the occasion of the President’s visit to Japan, an Exchange of Notes for the Health and Medical Service Improvement Project (Yen Loan) amounting up to…
Crime Killing of Social Commerce in Sri Lanka - FB / Instagram ban in Sri Lanka
Video: Dulith Herath - Chairman and Founder of Kapruka.com The last few days social media ban has been an eye opener for many entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. We…
Crime Seeduwa Crimes OIC arrested
The Seeduwa Crimes OIC had been arrested yesterday allegedly in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 and a bottle of wine, from a Katunayake businessman…
Crime Mahason Balakaya office raided
The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) had recovered several office equipments and propaganda materials, which were used in propagating hate speech, from a…
Crime 14-day detention order on suspects in Kandy incidents
Police said that a 14-day detention order has been issued, under state of emergency regulations, to detain the 10 suspects arrested today over the incidents in…
Crime Suspect allegedly involved in two murders arrested
A suspect alleged to have been involved in two murders was arrested in Kalawana by the police yesterday (03). The suspect was arrested during a raid conducted…