Rathgama businessmen killed, bodies burnt: police

2019-02-23   |   Crime

The two businessmen who were reported to have gone missing from Boossa in Rathgama have been killed at Akmeemana and their bodies burnt at the Kanumul...

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Will reveal names of eight politicians’ sons who use drugs: Ranjan

2019-02-22   |   Crime

I will reveal eight names of sons of prominent politicians who were involved in drug smuggling and used drugs, State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said y...

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Price of their ‘ayes’ was a holiday abroad!

2019-02-22   |   Crime

A provincial chief had managed to get the council’s annual budget passed thanks to the support he got from a group of Opposition members promising t...

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Seeking high office, no matter at what cost!

2019-02-15   |   Crime

Ambitious Krishna from the upcountry estate sector, who failed to get a place in the top team like his colleagues Mano and Diga, is said to be downhea...

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Meddlesome politicos trying to hinder investigations

2019-02-13   |   Crime

The constant undue interference from powerful politicos at national level and their kith and kin has become a big headache to the white-collar high-up...

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Fuel price increased from midnight today

2019-02-12   |   Crime

The retail prices of fuel have been increased with effect from midnight today based on the fuel pricing formula, the Finance Ministry said. According...

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Houses of Amal Perera & Ryan searched, Ryan's brother arrested

2019-02-08   |   Crime

The houses of singer Amal Perera and actor Ryan Van Rooyen were searched by the Special Task Force (STF) officers today and the brother of Ryan was ar...

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Havelock record close win over Police

2019-02-05   |   Crime

Havelock Sports Club beat Police Sports Club by 35 points to 26 points in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament encounter played at Havelock...

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Prez tells Navy Commander to arrest illegal sand miners

2019-02-01   |   Crime

President Maithripala Sirisena has said he instructed the Navy Commander to arrest sand racketeers. He said this while addressing the Environmental P...

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Political weight suppresses inquiries into the fraud!

2019-01-29   |   Crime

A zonal administrative high-up in the education sector, a buddy of high political authority, has reportedly diddled public funds obtained purportedly ...

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British Court case against Brigadier; Not informed: Army

2019-01-23   |   Crime

The Sri Lanka Army said today that neither the Army nor Brigadier Priyanka Fernando had been informed with regard to any court case filed against the ...

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The Sri Lankan guns out to ruin Australia

2019-01-23   |   Crime

It’s a Test series many expect Australia to win and just the tonic needed for a lift ahead of the World Cup and Ashes. But Sri Lanka, ranked one spo...

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Ring-leaders are yet to be arrested!

2019-01-22   |   Crime

A group of politicos has come forward to shield the goons who led a mob attack on a hospital in a locality that has gone into history as the place whe...

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Licences of all 9mm firearms suspended

2019-01-22   |   Crime

Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando today said licences of all 9mm firearms had been suspended and new licences would be issued from January 23. Mr. ...

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ICC grant 14-day amnesty to report on match fixing approaches to Sri Lankans

2019-01-10   |   Crime

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will, for the first time ever, start a two-week amnesty period for Sri Lankan cricketers and others involved...

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Two Bangladeshis arrested with heroin worth Rs.3.3bn

2019-01-01   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s largest-ever heroin haul, weighing 278 kg and worth Rs.3,336 million, was detected in Dehiwala today, in a New Year’s Eve raid conduct...

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CH overcome Police by a whisker

2018-12-26   |   Crime

In what turned out to be a close game, CH & FC managed to beat Police SC 29-24 in their Dialog Rugby League 2018/19 matchweek seven fixture played...

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Four killed, eight injured in Kudawella Fishery Harbour shooting

2018-12-26   |   Crime

At least four people were killed and eight injured when two gunmen opened fire inside the Kudawella Fishery Harbour in Tangalle last morning, police s...

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Saga of how a high office went a-begging!

2018-12-20   |   Crime

The origin of this story has been traced to a very high place in the country.   According to the story, a well- known political heavyweight had ...

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SC issues notices on Ranjan

2018-12-04   |   Crime

The Supreme Court today issued notices on UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake and the Attorney General to appear in court on December 7 over an inci...

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Will appeal in Supreme Court: MR

2018-12-04   |   Crime

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that they do not agree with the interim order which was issued by Court of Appeal today and that they w...

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Police seek help to locate ‘Koombiyo’ Scriptwriter

2018-12-04   |   Crime

The Police today released a photograph of 40-year-old Damitha Sagara Chandrasiri, the missing editor and scriptwriter of the ‘Koombiyo’ teledrama ...

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Drive For Justice

2018-12-02   |   Crime

‘Yukthiye Yaathrawa’ (Drive for Justice), a vehicle parade, organized by the UNP, calling to restore democracy, was launched by UNP leader Ranil W...

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Govt. attempts to counter curtailment of funds to PM's office

2018-11-27   |   Crime

Ahead of another parliamentary vote to curtail expenditure to the Office of Prime Minister, the government is making fresh efforts to muster the simpl...

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122 MPs challenge MR in court

2018-11-25   |   Crime

As many as 122 Sri Lankan lawmakers on Friday challenged former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the court of appeal, asking on whose authority he occup...

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