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LNP - Maximum retail prices to be imposed on several key items - Minister

2024-12-17 | Crime

Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe says the government has decided to impose maximum retail prices on a range of essential items in the future. He m...

LNP - Sirisena assures Court: No future claims for SLFP chairmanship

2024-12-17 | Crime

Former President Maithripala Sirisena, through his counsel, informed the Court of Appeal today that he will not claim any rights to the Sri Lanka Free...

LNP - Customs orders to re-export 75,000 kg of rice unsuitable for consumption

2024-12-15 | Crime

Sri Lanka Customs says that weevils (Gullo) have been detected in 50,000 Kg of imported rice while issues with product information labels have been de...

LNP - Former CCD Director arrested by CID

2024-12-10 | Crime

The former Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), ASP Nevil Silva has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the polic...

LNP - No liquor licenses were issued as bribes: Ex-President Ranil responds to allegations

2024-12-10 | Crime

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office has issued a statement, claiming that the former President did not issue any liquor licenses in viola...

LNP - High coconut prices: No Sambol, Kiri Hodi in canteens

2024-12-09 | Crime

Serving of coconut Sambol (salad made of scraped coconut meat) and Kiri Hodi (gravy made of coconut milk) has been stopped at canteens in most of the ...

LNP - Sri Lanka’s ‘Ava’ gang leader arrested in Canada on murder charges

2024-12-08 | Crime

A Sri Lankan national believed to be the head of the criminal gang known as ‘Ava Group’, based in Northern Sri Lanka, has been arrested in Canada....

LNP - Imported rice stocks to arrive in Sri Lanka next week

2024-12-08 | Crime

The Essential Food Commodities Importers & Traders Association says that the first shipment of imported rice will arrive in the island next week. ...

LNP - Former airman arrested at BIA with Rs. 3m in smuggled cigarettes

2024-12-07 | Crime

Officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have seized a large consignment of smuggled foreign ciga...

LNP - No electricity price reduction for next six months: CEB

2024-12-07 | Crime

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided not to change electricity tari for six months and to go for a revision by mid next year, it was revealed ye...