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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LNP - Special notice to Sri Lankans seeking employment in Israel

2025-06-18   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says that the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA) of Israel has informed that Israel’s international airports...

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LNP - Two arrested for demanding ransom of Rs. 1mn and threatening to kill a child

2025-06-18   |   Crime

Two individuals have been arrested for demanding a ransom of Rs. 10 million and forcibly obtaining Rs. 2 million from an individual in Badalgama, poli...

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LNP - Assets of 88 individuals frozen over links to organized crime & fraud

2025-06-16   |   Crime

Authorities have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud, the police announced. Among those affected are sev...

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LNP - Assets of 88 crime and fraud suspects seized

2025-06-16   |   Crime

The Sri Lanka Police have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud. Of these, 26 are suspected of organized c...

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LNP - 26 arrested with drugs at party organised through Facebook

2025-06-15   |   Crime

A total of 26 individuals have been taken into custody along with drugs during a raid conducted at a party which was organized through Facebook in Pan...

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LNP - National Animal Census report released

2025-06-12   |   Crime

The report of the National Animal Census conducted on March 15 has been published today (12).  It was officially released at the Ministry of Agri...

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LNP - Two deaths reported due to Covid variant in Sri Lanka

2025-06-12   |   Crime

Two persons have reportedly died so far after being infected with the Covid variant currently spreading across the country. Chair Professor of Medicin...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Police deploy 24/7 security at Chabad houses

2025-06-11   |   Crime

Police said today that any threats to the safety of foreign nationals on the island will be evaluated, and appropriate security measures will be imple...

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LNP - Couple loses Rs 4.79 crore with digital arrest, scamster visits Sri Lankan casino

2025-06-11   |   Crime

A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involve...

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LNP - Sixty-eight more inmates illegally released under Presidential pardon - ASG Peeris tells court

2025-06-11   |   Crime

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Dileepa Peeris today told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that further investigations have revealed additional ins...

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LNP - Five Jewish Rabbis performing Kosher chicken processing on visit visa arrested by Immigration Dept

2025-06-10   |   Crime

Five Jewish Rabbis, including three Israelis who were performing Kosher on the poultry products of a chicken processing plant in Mirigama were arreste...

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LNP - Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons arrested

2025-06-09   |   Crime

The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was suspended from duty today (09), has been arrested by the Criminal investigation Depar...

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