LNP - India to provide grant for supplying police vehicles to Sri Lanka

2025-01-16   |   Crime

India would supply vehicles to be used by the Sri Lankan police under a grant, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Wednesday. Indian Hi...

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LNP - Court employee arrested with ‘ice’ in Wellampitiya

2025-01-15   |   Crime

A court employee has been arrested by the police while in possession of 10 grams and 800 milligrams of ‘ice’ drugs (crystal methamphetamine). The ...

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LNP - Minister of Trade addresses Red Rice shortage, blames past policies

2025-01-14   |   Crime

Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that the current shortage of Red Rice in the market emerged as a result of ...

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LNP - Cigarette prices increased

2025-01-10   |   Crime

The prices of cigarettes have been increased from tomorrow (January 11) in line with the increase in the Excise Duty imposed on cigarettes, according ...

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LNP - Liquor prices increase with excise duty hike

2025-01-10   |   Crime

The prices of liquor will also increase by approximately 6% following the hike in Excise Duty imposed on liquor with effect from tomorrow (January 11)...

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LNP - Former Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga arrested

2025-01-10   |   Crime

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has been arrested by the Mirihana Police. He has been arrested for allegedly assaulting h...

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LNP - Two new Court of Appeal Justices sworn in

2025-01-10   |   Crime

Two newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this mor...

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LNP - Rice imports deadline to end tomorrow

2025-01-09   |   Crime

The deadline of the period where permission was granted for the import of rice by the private sector is scheduled to end tomorrow (10). To address the...

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LNP - Vehicle prices to shift with changes in import tax limits: Importers

2025-01-09   |   Crime

If the current tax limits on vehicle imports are changed, the selling prices of vehicles in the market will also be affected, according to vehicle imp...

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LNP - Bus strike called off after talks with police chief

2025-01-09   |   Crime

The bus associations have decided to call off their island-wide strike following successful discussions with the Acting IGP. This decision was reached...

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LNP - Private bus strike called off after discussions with police

2025-01-08   |   Crime

The discussion held today between private bus associations and the Acting Inspector General of Police regarding traffic operations conducted under the...

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LNP - Overseas Sri Lankans can now obtain birth, marriage, death certificates via e-service

2025-01-07   |   Crime

he Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in collaboration with the Registrar General’s Department, has launched a pilot projec...

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LNP - Suspect arrested at BIA for smuggling gold

2025-01-05   |   Crime

The Airport Police have arrested a suspect at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for illegally smuggling gold into the country. Th...

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LNP - Nearly 300,000 dog bites reported annually in Sri Lanka

2025-01-04   |   Crime

The Public Health Veterinary Service reports that nearly 300,000 dog bites are recorded annually in Sri Lanka, leading to the administration of approx...

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LNP - Navy seizes 11.3 kg of gold, arrests three suspects

2025-01-04   |   Crime

The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested three suspects with 11.3 kg of gold who were attempting to smuggle it out of Sri Lanka at the sea area off Baththalang...

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LNP - No change in Litro Gas prices for January

2025-01-04   |   Crime

The Litro Gas Company says that the prices of its domestic LP Gas cylinders will remain unchanged for the month of January 2025. Accordingly, the curr...

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LNP - Two arrested at BIA for smuggling cigarettes worth Rs. 50.9 million

2025-01-03   |   Crime

Two suspects were arrested at the Bandaranaike  International Airport (BIA) this morning by Police Narcotics Bureau personnel while smuggling in fore...

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LNP - Court extends freeze on Keheliya’s family accounts holding Rs. 93 Mn

2025-01-03   |   Crime

The Colombo High Court today further extended its order to freeze for three months 16 fixed deposit accounts and three insurance policies belonging to...

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LNP - Backlog of 130,000 driving license cards to be cleared by January

2025-01-03   |   Crime

Steps will be taken to print and issue the 130,000 accumulated driving license cards, delayed due to previous printing backlogs, within January. ...

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LNP - Labour Ministry introduces WhatsApp number to streamline services

2025-01-02   |   Crime

The Ministry of Labor has introduced a new WhatsApp number, 070 7227877, to speed up the responses by the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Department...

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LNP - Suspect arrested with illegally assembled vehicles worth over Rs. 50 mln

2025-01-02   |   Crime

The Police Fraud Investigation Bureau has successfully dismantled a criminal network involved in illegally assembling and selling vehicles.  Acco...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Police launches e-Traffic mobile app to combat traffic violations

2025-01-02   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police have launched the e-Traffic mobile application, a cutting-edge tool aimed at reducing traffic violations and improving road safety in...

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LNP - Inclusion of fake Dr. title before Justice Minister’s name: CID to grill more parliamentary officials

2025-01-01   |   Crime

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID ) will interrogate three more officials of the parliamentary staff over the inclusion of the 'Dr' title in ...

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LNP - Grade 5 Scholarship Exam: Supreme Court declares State has violated Fundamental Rights of students

2024-12-31   |   Crime

The Supreme Court today declared that the Fundamental Rights of the student candidates and petitioners have been violated by the State through the bre...

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LNP - ‘Kiribath’ in jeopardy as rice shortage hits

2024-12-31   |   Crime

With the shortage of Nadu and white raw rice varieties in the market, Sri Lankans will find it difficult to prepare traditional milk rice to welcome t...

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