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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US expert commends Lankan bank officer who thwarted global money laundering attempt

2018-03-06   |   Crime

It has been found that cyber-crimes across the world have shot up drastically in the past few years compromising the security of many organisations. ...

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Gang rob American professor's home in Dubai, court hears

2018-03-06   |   Crime

The men allegedly stole jewellery, cash and electronics Five men broke into an American professor’s villa and stole jewellery, electronics and Dh1...

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Drug cartel busted, Lankan national, aide arrested

2018-03-06   |   Crime

Accused held a fake Indian passport, had been staying in Mannady for five years The city police claimed to have busted a major drug cartel with the ...

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SriLankan taken to courts over in-flight duty concessionaire

2018-03-05   |   Crime

SriLankan Airline’s in-flight duty free concessionaire DFP (Canada Ltd.) has filed legal action claiming $ 750 million in damages for breaching the ...

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Ampara attacks Govt launches probe into Police inaction Compensation to be paid for damaged properties

2018-03-05   |   Crime

The Government has launched a special investigation into complaints of Police inaction and the submission of an incomplete 'B' report on the attack on...

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Susith Nirmal’s murderer arrested.

2018-03-05   |   Crime

https://youtu.be/GKGfRGAr-4s The suspect over the killing of the 10 year old boy at Iranawila in Chilaw was arrested at Nayaru fishing village in Mul...

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The Consumer and Gas Prices in Sri Lanka

2018-03-02   |   Crime

The consumer in Sri Lanka is not organized as in other parts of the world in protecting and enhancing their due rights under the legal system. They ac...

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Sathosa rice import case CIABOC grills Ravi

2018-02-28   |   Crime

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake was yesterday (27) grilled, for nearly five hours, by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery o...

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Mahendran not in Singapore address - Courier service

2018-02-27   |   Crime

An international courier service, which was tasked to hand over the Notice issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate, to former Central Bank Governor Arju...

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Sinhala Only Act destroyed peaceful Sri Lanka: Prof. Rohan Gunaratna

2018-02-27   |   Crime

Sri Lanka must have a Sedition Act or Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act to prevent people insulting other people, especially different ethnic group...

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Soldier involved in blast was heading for duty – Police

2018-02-26   |   Crime

A grenade explosion inside a packed private operated passenger bus at a location in Kahagolla, Diyathalawa early Wednesday that left 19 persons injure...

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Asela Gunaratne ruled out of T20 tri-series

2018-02-23   |   Crime

Sri Lanka batsman Asela Gunaratne's injury woes continue, having now been ruled out of next month's T20 tri-series - the Nidahas Trophy - with an in...

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One injured in shooting at Cotta Road

2018-02-21   |   Crime

https://youtu.be/Bdvd-5tMf88?t=14 One person has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident near the railway crossing on Cotta Road ...

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Niece of businessman killed in warehouse collapse suspects foul play

2018-02-16   |   Crime

A woman, named Sharida Shabri (40) giving evidence at the inquest into death of businessman Abbas Ghulam Hussein (51) on Wednesday at Grandpass, due t...

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CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed

2018-02-15   |   Crime

UAE blocks teams from recording statements from wanted former diplomat Interpol Red Notice issued but arrest not yet possible CID waiting for ...

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Lasantha murder – Alleged withholding of evidence CID to summon two former top cops

2018-02-08   |   Crime

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is set to summon former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jayantha Wickremaratne and former Deputy In...

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UNCIEF report reveals digital gap and risky behaviour among children online

2018-02-07   |   Crime

In addition to revealing what it called a significant digital divide among young Sri Lankans, a new UNICEF study has highlighted disconcerting statist...

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Australian personal budget management service to enter Sri Lanka

2018-02-05   |   Crime

MyBudget Pte Ltd, Australia’s largest and most trusted firm for providing personal budget management services has announced that it will be offici...

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