Files on Tamil Tigers and MI5 in Sri Lanka erased at Foreign Office

2018-05-24   |   Crime

Destruction of 1978-1980 files means there is no record of UK government’s work at the time Britain’s Foreign Office destroyed almost 200 files on...

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Attempts to smuggle out US$ 208,000: Finance Ministry keeps file

2018-05-22   |   Crime

The Finance Ministry has retained the Customs file containing evidence on the November arrest of Jaya Sudhir Jayaram, a Malaysian businessman, who was...

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Immigration officers threaten work-to-rule repeat if demands unresolved.

2018-05-22   |   Crime

Immigration officers warned they are prepared to resume their work-to-rule campaign next week, if the Government fails to follow through on its guaran...

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CPC probing massive fraud

2018-05-16   |   Crime

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has commenced an internal investigation into an alleged large scale fraud of more than Rs 80 million, committed...

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Lanka Hospitals expands healthcare services to the Maldives.

2018-05-15   |   Crime

Lanka Hospitals recently set up its Maldivian Service Centre in the capital of the Maldives - Malé. Serving as a place for comprehensive medical inqu...

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Free ambulance service for whole country with new outlook

2018-05-14   |   Crime

The ’1990′ pre-hospital care-free ambulance service will get a boost shortly with the introduction of legislation to expand the service to cove...

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Fuel prices to increase

2018-05-12   |   Crime

Fuel prices are to increase from midnight tonight, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said today. Accordingly, the price of a litre of Octane 92 ...

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Sri Lanka creates special courts for Rajapakse-era graft

2018-05-10   |   Crime

Sri Lanka's parliament Wednesday voted to set up special courts to try multi-billion dollar graft cases under former president Mahinda Rajapakse. The ...

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Attempted shooting of SAITM CEO: Former Kaduwela PS member arrested

2018-04-19   |   Crime

Former Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha member Wilathgamuwage Don Aruna Lakmal Kushantha has been arrested by the CID yesterday in connection with the attemp...

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Police seize 136-kg ganja, arrest four people

2018-04-12   |   Crime

The Mandapam police have seized 136 kg of ganja, being smuggled to Sri Lanka via sea after arresting four people, including the kingpin of the smuggli...

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Lanka's health service among world's best - WHO Director General

2018-04-10   |   Crime

Service is freely available Clear guidance by political leadership Sri Lanka’s health service is one of the best not only in Asia but in the w...

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ADB Report says 40,000 Lankan post-grad students in OECD countries

2018-04-06   |   Crime

There were 40,000 Sri Lankan graduates, reading either for a Doctor of Philosophy or Master’s degree in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and...

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Three shot at YouTube HQ, female suspect dead

2018-04-06   |   Crime

A woman opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters near San Francisco yesterday (April 3). It was reported that after wounding three people she took her...

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Ministerial Committee recommends Railways Dept. be a closed service

2018-04-02   |   Crime

A Ministerial Committee has recommended that the Railways Department (RD) be allowed to function as a closed service, so that, it can function more in...

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Introducing bond report in court illegal: Gamini Marapana PC

2018-03-30   |   Crime

Gamini Marapana PC who appeared for Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena in the revision bail application filed before the Court of Appeal yesterday, cha...

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Don't fall prey to fraudsters: Vehicle importers

2018-03-29   |   Crime

Vehicle Importers Association Lanka (VIAL) today said that there was a racket of cheating customers, claiming that they could import provide vehicles ...

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Welikada prison riots: IP Rangajeewa arrested

2018-03-29   |   Crime

IP Neomal Rangajeewa of the Police Narcotics Bureau was arrested yesterday evening by the CID over the Welikada prison riots that occurred in 20...

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SL cigarette prices highest in Asia:Report

2018-03-28   |   Crime

Prices of cigarettes in Sri Lanka are the highest in the Asia Pacific region and the second highest in the world with the island rapidly turning into ...

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Recurring losses compelling price rises in petrol and diesel says Lanka IOC

2018-03-27   |   Crime

LIOC has been incurring heavy losses on sale of petrol since January 2015 and diesel since September 2016. LIOC has incurred huge losses during the la...

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Udayanga Weeratunge arrested in Dubai

2018-03-27   |   Crime

Former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge had been arrested by the Dubai authorities yesterday, Ravi Waidyalankara, the Senior DIG in charge of ...

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Crimes have increased due to govt’s incapability – Gotabaya

2018-03-27   |   Crime

https://youtu.be/3zaDFxOrUhA Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today charged that crimes have increased in the country due to the incapabil...

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From Night Watchmen To Guardians Of The City: The Evolution Of Sri Lanka Police

2018-03-22   |   Crime

In 1805, police functions expanded from the maintenance of law and order to include the detection and prevention of crime. The rank of Police Constabl...

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Japan extends Rs. 15.6 b for health and medical service improvement project

2018-03-15   |   Crime

On the occasion of the President’s visit to Japan, an Exchange of Notes for the Health and Medical Service Improvement Project (Yen Loan) amounti...

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