LNP - General Shavendra Silva bids farewell to active service

2024-12-30   |   Crime

General Shavendra Silva, the 8th Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Sri Lanka, will retire from his position and active service in the Sri Lanka Army on ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Customs clears 75,000 MT of imported rice

2024-12-29   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Customs announced that 75,000 metric tons of imported rice have been and cleared for distribution as of this morning (29).   It wa...

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LNP - Five arrested in connection with three-wheeler thefts

2024-12-29   |   Crime

The Colombo Central Divisional Crime Detective Bureau has arrested five individuals in connection with the theft of several three-wheelers. Police sai...

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LNP - Unusual activities reported in areas of elephant-human conflicts: Veterinarians’ Association

2024-12-28   |   Crime

Unusual activities are being reported in the areas where the elephants are being cased or captured to prevent elephant-human conflicts, advisor to the...

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LNP - New maximum retail price set for canned fish

2024-12-28   |   Crime

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced new maximum retail prices for specific types of canned fish, effective today. This directive, issu...

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LNP - Special police operation targeting reckless long-distance bus drivers

2024-12-28   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police have implemented a special traffic operation during the festive season aimed at reducing traffic accidents across the island. This op...

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LNP - Couple nabbed at BIA over Rs. 1.6 billion financial fraud

2024-12-27   |   Crime

A couple who are alleged to have committed financial fraud amounting Rs. 1,600 million and fled the country three years ago, have been arrested upon r...

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LNP - National consumer prices dip once again

2024-12-26   |   Crime

National consumer prices continued their descent for the third month in a row in November 2024, at a pace much deeper than a month ago as prices eith...

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LNP - Excise proposes settlement of 50% defaulted tax to restore production licence of W. M. Mendis and Co.

2024-12-26   |   Crime

Making a fresh approach towards the stagnating tax issue of staggering Rs.5.8 billion defaulted by the local liquor giant W. M. Mendis and Co. Ltd. th...

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LNP - Police take action against over 8,700 traffic law violators in 24 hrs

2024-12-25   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police says legal action has been taken against a total of 8,747 motorists for violating traffic laws, including 251 individuals driving und...

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LNP - Licence ready, Elon Musk’s Starlink yet to import devices to start operation

2024-12-23   |   Crime

Despite Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, being granted licence to operate in Sri Lanka, the organization is yet to apply for the im...

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LNP - Two arrested over threatening woman and demanding Rs. 1 mln ransom

2024-12-23   |   Crime

The Western Province North Crime Division has arrested two individuals involved in an incident of demanding a ransom from a woman after issuing death ...

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LNP - Surprise raid exposes alarming hygiene violations in Pettah restaurants

2024-12-22   |   Crime

A surprise inspection conducted by the officers of the Jinthupitiya Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) this mo...

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LNP - President Dissanayake to visit China mid-January: Report

2024-12-22   |   Crime

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, ...

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LNP - Private sector rice imports total 67,000 MT as deadline ends

2024-12-21   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Customs confirmed that a total of 67,000 metric tons of rice were imported by traders before the private sector’s rice import deadline exp...

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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka

2024-12-21   |   Crime

Gold prices in Sri Lanka have seen a notable increase, according to the latest market data from the Colombo Gold Centre.   As of this morning (21), ...

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LNP - Govt. extends license-free rice import period until January 10

2024-12-20   |   Crime

The government has extended the temporary lifting of rice import restrictions, allowing private importers to bring in rice without a license until Jan...

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LNP - IMF to assess Sri Lanka’s tax revisions in upcoming staff report

2024-12-20   |   Crime

The IMF Executive Board is expected to convene in the coming months to review the Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review under the Extended Fund Fa...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Police to receive Rs. 300M Indian grant for new vehicles

2024-12-19   |   Crime

The Government of India has agreed to provide financial assistance amounting to Sri Lankan Rs. 300 million to address vehicle requirements for the Sri...

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LNP - Sri Lankan jailed for murdering wife with axe in front of their children

2024-12-19   |   Crime

A Sri Lankan man has been sentenced to 37 years in jail for murdering his wife with an axe in front of their teenage children, in what a judge has des...

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LNP - Court issues arrest warrant on Gnanasara Thera over absence on judgment day

2024-12-19   |   Crime

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara ...

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LNP - CAA conducts 342 raids on rice traders; fines imposed over 6

2024-12-17   |   Crime

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says that 342 raids have been carried out so far ahead of the festive season with regard to selling rice above th...

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LNP - Maximum retail prices to be imposed on several key items - Minister

2024-12-17   |   Crime

Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe says the government has decided to impose maximum retail prices on a range of essential items in the future.  He m...

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LNP - Sirisena assures Court: No future claims for SLFP chairmanship

2024-12-17   |   Crime

Former President Maithripala Sirisena, through his counsel, informed the Court of Appeal today that he will not claim any rights to the Sri Lanka Free...

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LNP - Customs orders to re-export 75,000 kg of rice unsuitable for consumption

2024-12-15   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Customs says that weevils (Gullo) have been detected in 50,000 Kg of imported rice while issues with product information labels have been de...

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