LNP - EC’s letter ignored Bathiudeen Ordered to Report to CID

2020-07-22   |   Crime

Colombo Fort Chief Magistrate Ranga Dissanayaka yesterday (21), ordered former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to provide a statement to the CID in conne...

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LNP - Gunaratne endorses Illyas as SL Rugby head

2020-07-21   |   Crime

Incumbent President of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) Lasitha Gunaratne today (20) threw his support behind Rizly Illyas’ bid to head SLR when the election...

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LNP - Ampara Chief Inspector arrested for concealing evidence on Sainthamaruthu blast

2020-07-14   |   Crime

A Chief Inspector in charge of Ampara Police garage has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), stated the Police Media Spokesman. The off...

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LNP - DCSL says recent clearing of imported ethanol shipments licenced and approved late last year

2020-07-08   |   Crime

The Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (DCSL) yesterday said its recently cleared imported shipments of ethanol were legitimate, hence allegations and ...

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LNP - Police: Bomb was to be exploded to mark Black Tiger day Kilinochchi explosion:

2020-07-07   |   Crime

The bombe which exploded prematurely in a house at Iyakkachchi, Kilinochchi, on Saturday, was to be taken among other things to Mullaithivu for a ...

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LNP - Kusal Mendis arrested over fatal accident

2020-07-06   |   Crime

Cricketer Kusal Mendis has been arrested following an accident that killed a 64-year-old man at Horethuduwa in Panadura, this morning, Police Spokes...

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LNP - Dubai based drug dealer calls OIC - PNB drug racket: Twelve more cops arrested

2020-07-03   |   Crime

Officer-in-Charge of the Minuwangoda police Inspector Rohan Mahesh yesterday told The Island that he had received a call from a Dubai-based Sri Lankan...

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LNP - Three teams of 25 investigators probe rogue PNB officers

2020-07-02   |   Crime

The Police yesterday said three special teams comprising of 25 investigators have been tasked with probing the alleged links between four Police Narco...

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LNP - Practice 50 over encounter: Dickwella, Chandimal, Thisara hammer centuries

2020-07-01   |   Crime

Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera shone with centuries during the practice 50 over encounter between Dickwella XI and Dimuth X...

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LNP - Match-fixing allegation: Aravinda summoned by Police

2020-06-30   |   Crime

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Aravinda De Silva has been summoned by the Special Investigation Division of the Ministry of Sports to record a state...

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LNP - Deliver justice to ETI and The Finance depositors according to legal recommendations – President instructs Central Bank

2020-06-30   |   Crime

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the officials of the Central Bank to deliver justice to the depositors of the ETI Finance and The Finance Co...

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LNP - Wearing facemask in public spaces: Police to gather data

2020-06-29   |   Crime

The Police is to observe whether the public adheres to respiratory etiquette (RE) by wearing facemasks when entering public spaces with heavy crowd de...

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No milk price increase right now: Finance Ministry

2020-06-29   |   Crime

LNP : Both the Ministry of Finance and the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) confirmed to The Sunday Morning Business that there are no plans to increa...

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Sports Ministry launches investigation into Mahindananda’s match-fixing allegations

2020-06-23   |   Crime

The Ministry of Sports has launched a ‘special investigation’ into the shocking allegations of match-fixing made by its former Minister Mahindan...

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Hong Kong police arrest 300 as thousands protest over security laws

2020-05-28   |   Crime

Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice anger over national sec...

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Pepper prices record sharp drop as harvest season arrives

2020-05-27   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s pepper prices have sharply dropped from US$ 4,000 to US$ 3,000 per tonne with the beginning of the harvest season despite the ban on pep...

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Online patient-doctor platform for Corona advice developed

2020-05-25   |   Crime

As an aid to combat the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, an interactive computer application for patient-doctor communication platform was ...

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Inter-provincial bus services from tomorrow: Minister

2020-05-25   |   Crime

Power, Energy and Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday instructed the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and the National Transport Commissio...

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Over 56,000 curfew violaters arrested - 5,221 fined

2020-05-18   |   Crime

A total of 56,356 persons have been arrested and more than 15,000 vehicles were taken into custody as of this morning for violating curfew since March...

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Donating day’s salary to Govt. not applicable to Armed Forces, Police: Def. Sec.

2020-05-18   |   Crime

Donating a day’s salary to the Government to overcome the existing financial constraints due to coronavirus pandemic is not applicable to Tri-Forces...

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External A/L candidates can pay exam fees to nearest post office: Exam. Dept.

2020-05-13   |   Crime

The Examination Department said the external candidates who wish to apply for the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination can make the examination fees to th...

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Union Bank undertakes to infuse fresh capital if UB Finance fails to court outside investor

2020-05-07   |   Crime

UB Finance Limited (UBF) has yet again failed to meet the extended timeline given by the Central Bank, which lapsed on March 31, 2020, to meet the var...

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21 more Covid-19 cases reported, toll rises to 795

2020-05-06   |   Crime

Twenty one more Covid-19 infected patients were reported this evening increasing the total cases to 795, the Health Ministry said....

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Another woman dies from COVID-19 reporting 9th death in Sri Lanka

2020-05-05   |   Crime

A 52-year-old Covid-19 infected woman died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) today, reporting the 9th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, Director Hea...

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US will witness 3,000 coronavirus deaths daily by June: Report

2020-05-05   |   Crime

File photo: A State Department employee adjusts flags at the State Department in Washington, US March 22, 2017.(HT)   The number of coronavi...

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