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LNP - Fuel prices reduced

2024-11-01 | Crime

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices effective from midnight today (31). Accordingly, the price of Petrol 95...

LNP - Enter Air commences flight services between Poland and Sri Lanka

2024-10-31 | Crime

Enter Air, the largest private airline operating in Poland has commenced flight services from Poland’s Warsaw to Colombo, marking the start of a new...

LNP - Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte arrested

2024-10-31 | Crime

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been arrested by police this afternoon (31). Police said that the former state minister was arrested in Kandy...

LNP - Sri Lanka to probe ‘corruption’ in handling of X-Press Pearl disaster - report

2024-10-31 | Crime

Sri Lanka’s new government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will launch a fresh investigation into the handling of the MV X-Press Pearl c...

LNP - Accomplices of ‘Army Chooty’ arrested with drugs worth over Rs. 285 mln

2024-10-31 | Crime

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two accomplices of the underworld figure known as “Army Chooty,” who is responsible for managing ...

LNP - Arugam Bay incident suspects held for 90 Days under Detention Order

2024-10-30 | Crime

Two suspects arrested in connection with security threats to foreign tourists in the Arugam Bay area are being detained for 90 days for further questi...

LNP - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank responds to reports of ‘money printing’

2024-10-30 | Crime

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today rejected as ‘completely baseless’ the recent reports claiming that the CBSL has printed currency notes ...

LNP - Two arrested with large stock of commercial explosives in Padaviya

2024-10-28 | Crime

Padaviya Police Station has arrested two suspects who were in possession of a stock of commercial explosives. Based on information received by a team ...

LNP - No businessman will be permitted to exploit situation by unfairly raising rice prices - President

2024-10-26 | Crime

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the government will support small and medium-scale rice mill owners in enhancing their capacity to h...

LNP - Three arrested over security threats to Israelis in Sri Lanka - Minister

2024-10-25 | Crime

Three persons have been arrested so far by the police over the intelligence reports on security threats to Israeli nationals in Sri Lanka, Public Secu...