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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Killing of Social Commerce in Sri Lanka - FB / Instagram ban in Sri Lanka

2018-03-14   |   Crime

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEbnaqfKjBg[/embed] Video: Dulith Herath - Chairman and Founder of Kapruka.com The last few days social media...

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Seeduwa Crimes OIC arrested

2018-03-14   |   Crime

The Seeduwa Crimes OIC had been arrested yesterday allegedly in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 and a bottle of wine, from a Katunayake busi...

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Mahason Balakaya office raided

2018-03-14   |   Crime

The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) had recovered several office equipments and propaganda materials, which were used in propagating hate speec...

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14-day detention order on suspects in Kandy incidents

2018-03-09   |   Crime

Police said that a 14-day detention order has been issued, under state of emergency regulations, to detain the 10 suspects arrested today over the inc...

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Suspect allegedly involved in two murders arrested

2018-03-09   |   Crime

A suspect alleged to have been involved in two murders was arrested in Kalawana by the police yesterday (03). The suspect was arrested during a raid ...

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320 field officers to be recruited to Mahaweli Development and environment Ministry

2018-03-09   |   Crime

Mahaweli Development and environment Deputy Minister Anuradha Jayarathne said steps have been taken to recruit 320 field officers to the Ministry to f...

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81 suspects arrested over Kandy violence, four during curfew

2018-03-09   |   Crime

Eighty one suspects, including 10 personnel who had allegedly created communal disharmony using social media, had been arrested by the Police so far ...

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Violence reported from Ambatenna, Pujapitiya and Katugastota At least 2 deaths reported

2018-03-08   |   Crime

A 24-hour curfew was imposed under emergency regulations in the Kandy Administrative District yesterday, following several isolated violent incidents,...

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