LNP - Temporary driving licenses for tourists to be issued at BIA

2025-07-19   |   Crime

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has announced that a new system for issuing temporary driving licenses to tourists arriving in Sri Lanka will be...

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LNP - SL woman trying to smuggle in Rs.4.9 Mn worth cigarettes nabbed at BIA

2025-07-14   |   Crime

A Sri Lankan woman trying to smuggle in foreign cigarettes worth Rs.4.9 million concealed in her baggage was arrested by the Police at the Bandaranaik...

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LNP - Imported milk powder prices increased

2025-07-10   |   Crime

The price of a 400g pack of imported milk powder has been increased by Rs. 100, according to the Milk Powder Importers’ Association. Meanwhile, the ...

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LNP - Student held under PTA for nine months to be produced in court

2025-07-09   |   Crime

The case of a 21-year-old student detained for nearly nine months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be taken up in court today (July 9)...

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LNP - Suspect arrested with smuggled cigarettes at BIA

2025-07-07   |   Crime

An individual has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling a total of 3,200 sticks of foreign-made ci...

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LNP - Bypass patient compelled to bring drugs worth over Rs. 100,000 from outside

2025-07-04   |   Crime

Patients seeking life-saving procedures such as bypass surgeries at the Colombo National Hospital are compelled to bring surgical and pharmaceutical i...

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LNP - Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena arrested

2025-07-04   |   Crime

Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.  ...

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NLP - Ex-DMT Commissioner General Nishantha Weerasingha arrested

2025-07-01   |   Crime

Former Commissioner General Nishantha Weerasingha and two other former officials of the Department of Motor Traffic have been arrested by the Commissi...

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LNP - Fuel prices increased

2025-07-01   |   Crime

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today (30). Accordingly, the price of Petrol 9...

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LNP - “Podi Zaharan’’ arrested for filming Dawoodi Bohra Convention in Colombo

2025-06-30   |   Crime

A 27-year-old Mohamed Shafrool, alias “Podi Zaharan, was arrested by police for allegedly filming the Dawoodi Bohra community’s spiritual conventi...

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LNP - Police seize several properties of alleged drug traffickers in Borella

2025-06-29   |   Crime

Several properties worth millions of rupees believed to have been purchased by a male and a female from Borella by using earnings from drug traffickin...

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LNP - Public warned against paying brokers for passport services

2025-06-28   |   Crime

The Immigration and Emigration Department has warned the public not to pay any brokers or outsiders to speed up passport services. In an official noti...

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LNP - Ranil denies media reports on his UK visit

2025-06-27   |   Crime

 The office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe  denied media reports pertaining to his visit to the University of Wolverhampton in the United ...

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Police warn of rising social media-based financial scams targeting Sri Lankans

2025-06-27   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police has issued a public warning following a surge in financial crimes targeting Sri Lankan citizens through various social media platform...

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LNP - Former Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corp. arrested

2025-06-27   |   Crime

The former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC), Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations...

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LNP - Ex-SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested

2025-06-27   |   Crime

Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrupti...

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LNP - Former Health Ministry Secretary Chandragupta arrested

2025-06-26   |   Crime

Former Secretary to the Health Ministry Janaka Chandragupta, who arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC...

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LNP - Rs.100, 000 bribe, former land officer landed in jail for 22 years

2025-06-26   |   Crime

The Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced a retired land officer to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.30,000, after finding ...

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LNP - Starlink internet service to launch for local customers after one-week inspection

2025-06-26   |   Crime

The Starlink satellite internet service will be made available to local customers following a one-week inspection of the service, Telecommunications R...

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LNP - Arrest warrant issued against Sajin de Vass Gunawardena

2025-06-23   |   Crime

Colombo Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathiraja today issued an arrest warrant against former Parliamentarian Sajin de Vass Gunawardena fo...

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LNP - Sri Lanka deports 85 Chinese nationals over criminal activities

2025-06-20   |   Crime

A total of 85 Chinese nationals convicted for various crimes, including cyber-related offences, were deported from Sri Lanka in the early hours of tod...

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LNP - Think twice before buying EVs: Vehicle importers

2025-06-20   |   Crime

The Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka (VIAL) has urged the public to carefully consider their options when purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), wa...

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LNP - Keheliya’s two more daughters, son-in-law arrested

2025-06-19   |   Crime

Two more daughters of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella and Amali Nayanika Rambukwella—as well as Amali's husband...

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LNP - Ex-Minister Keheliya, wife and daughter arrested by Bribery Commission

2025-06-18   |   Crime

Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella, his wife Kusum Priyadarshini Epa and his daughter Chandula Ramali Rambukwella, have been arrested by t...

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LNP - Small cars banned, only sedans allowed for airport pickups: App-based taxi services say

2025-06-18   |   Crime

App-based taxi services at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) claimed that they are facing huge issues after airport authorities suddenly decide...

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