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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Former Mt. Lavinia Crimes OIC detained over Lasantha’s murder

2018-02-03   |   Crime

The CID had taken into custody the former Crimes OIC of the Mount Lavinia Police on a 48 hour detention order over the killing of Sunday Leader Editor...

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SL’s budget related reporting seen as falling short of world standards

2018-01-31   |   Crime

The Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, which governs budget related reporting in Sri Lanka, is falling short of international standards when cons...

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Presidential Secretariat clarifies withholding of bond report documents

2018-01-30   |   Crime

Several documents of the bond report containing sensitive information were withheld to be used for court proceedings, Secretary to the President Austi...

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Spice Traders welcome ban on re-export of pepper from Sri Lanka

2018-01-30   |   Crime

Spices & Allied Products Producers’ & Traders’ Association said they are happy to learn that President Sirisena has directed the re-export...

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‘Missing sections’ of bond report: Prez to meet party leaders

2018-01-29   |   Crime

President Maithripala Sirisena has invited leaders of all political parties represented in parliament today (Jan.29) to the Presidential Secretariat t...

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JVP, JO want President’s Secy questioned over thousands of pages missing from bond report

2018-01-25   |   Crime

The JVP and Joint opposition MPs demanded from Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday to summon Secretary to the President to parliament and question him f...

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NOC sends Notices for AGM

2018-01-24   |   Crime

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) sent the official notification to the member clubs confirming the four-year delayed AGM will be held on 23 Februa...

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Kataragama shooting -- Sagala pulls up Police Chief

2018-01-24   |   Crime

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka is reported to have taken Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara to task in connection with the incident where a ...

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Speaker says nothing missing from Bond Commission report

2018-01-24   |   Crime

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced yesterday that he had been informed by the Secretary to the President that Parliament had been given copies of the c...

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Kataragama shooting incident :58 arrested persons released on bail

2018-01-22   |   Crime

https://youtu.be/OlnCb8fCdqE?t=13 The 58 arrested persons arrested during the Kataragama incident were taken before Tissamaharama Magistrate who rele...

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E-passport tender award challenged in Supreme Court

2018-01-21   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s new bio-metric E-passport project has been embroiled in a legal mesh as a result of the attempt made by the authorities to award the con...

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Dead army officer’s claim doubtful: CID

2018-01-19   |   Crime

Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder: The Army Intelligence Officer who had committed suicide by hanging himself in 2016, having written a letter t...

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President orders AG and other officials Act Now on Bond Commission Report Prime Minister’s ‘Value Judgment’ questioned

2018-01-18   |   Crime

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday directed the Attorney General, Jayantha Jayasuriya, the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswa...

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JO criticizes giving Ravi a bond report copy but not Parliament

2018-01-17   |   Crime

The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday said the move to give former minister Ravi Karunanayake, an accused of the bond fiasco, a copy of the bond report ...

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Parliament receives Bond Commission and PRECIFAC reports

2018-01-17   |   Crime

UPDATE (2:28pm) - Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya says that the decisions on further action on the recommendations of the Bond Commission repor...

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Do not be afraid to play your shots, Hatu tells Mendis

2018-01-16   |   Crime

Many are the cricketers who have attributed their transformation into more effective players to coach Chandika Hathurusingha. Having promised the fans...

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Licence of pilot who flew Minister suspended

2018-01-16   |   Crime

The Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the licence of the pilot who had flown the civilian aircraft that transported the Fisheries and Aquatic Res...

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Store owner travels 850 kms to attack woman who complained about slow service

2018-01-16   |   Crime

A negative review can be harmful for any damage and it’s bound to hurt when someone complains about service at your business. But while such opinion...

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Sri Lanka to build Rs19.6bn tower for govt offices.

2018-01-15   |   Crime

Sri Lanka is starting to build a 25 floor tower, at a cost of 19.6 billion rupees at the main office complex in the administrative capita Sri Jayaward...

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