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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 Israeli strike in Syria kills 15
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday an Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities south of Damascus had killed at least 15 people,…
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…
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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 Aluthgamage remanded till today
Former Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage was yesterday (16) remanded until today (17) the Colombo Fort Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne, due to his…
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 Money talks for prisoners #967 and #968
They were accused of being involved in a major Treasury bond scam but putting them behind bars did not stop them from using the money they had to bribe…
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…