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Sri Lanka launches online child sexual abuse reporting portal

3 out of 10 children who are internet users in urban and semi urban areas are being victimized by online perpetrators

March 29, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka police minister orders probe into ex-president’s Easter attack remarks

Sirisena said he can reveal the plotter behind Easter Sunday attack if a court requests

March 24, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Financial Intelligence Unit, Excise Dept unite to fight money laundering

Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of Sri Lanka enters into MoU with Excise Dept

February 16, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to amend penal code to criminalise rape of young boys

The country is also looking to close loopholes in the law on the rape of females, the Cabinet of Ministers decided

January 26, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka, Australia to boost police cooperation

Cabinet approves signing an MoU with Australia to facilitate cooperation between the two countries' police forces

Sri Lanka and Israel discuss expanding cooperation

Sri Lanka expanding cooperation with Israel during ongoing genocide of Palestinians

Former top sleuth Shani Abeysekara allegedly planted evidence – Police spokesman

Former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara was arrested this morning by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for allegedly cre...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 31, 2020 3 min read

Leading SLPP candidate in Ratnapura sentenced to death for murdering UNP supporter

The Ratnapura High Court has sentenced a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Candidate Premalal Jayasekara to death for the murd...

July 31, 2020 2 min read

Former CID Director Shani Abyesekera arrested

The former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department SP Shani Abeysekara has been arrested by his former departm...

July 31, 2020 1 min read

Five nabbed for defrauding migrant worker savings

Five suspects were arrested in Kirulapone on Sunday (26) for allegedly defrauding migrant workers of their savings, poli...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lankan man accused of killing wife in Canada gets his trial dismissed due to court delays

A Sri Lankan man accused of murdering his 21-year old wife in 2012 in Montreal, Canada, has had his murder trial dismiss...

July 18, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka COVID19: Welikada Prison hospital inmates test negative as officials scramble to trace inf...

Tests for COVID 19 on 170 inmates of the Welikada Prison hospital have returned negative, officials said today. The test...

July 7, 2020 2 min read

Magistrate orders police probe into how in-camera evidence by children was reported by media

The Fort Magistrate has ordered an investigation as to how evidence given to him in-camera by two children last week mad...

July 1, 2020 2 min read

Ahimsa’s objections on CID Director’s appointment; Constitutional Council wants NPC’s observat...

The Constitutional Council is calling for the National Police Commission’s (NPC) observations on a letter sent to the ...

June 25, 2020 3 min read

“Leasing Mafia” blamed for alleged beating to death of Three-wheeler trade union leader Jayaward...

Eight persons have been arrested by the Mirihana Police over the horrific beating to death of Sunil Jayawardena the Chai...

June 11, 2020 1 min read

Alleged Doctor-robber being questioned by police after Magistrate issues 48-hour detention order

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has begun the process of expelling the doctor who was arrested yester...

June 10, 2020 2 min read
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Alleged Kasippu dealer who attacked Inspector in remand

A man who allegedly assaulted a police officer at the Wariyapola Police Station on Sunday 19 April has been remanded, po...

April 22, 2020 1 min read

Three injured when police shoot speeding car amid COVID-19 curfew

Three persons were injured when police opened fire at a speeding car in Egodauyana last night when it had failed to heed...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 3, 2020 1 min read

Japura alleged ragging incident: Police take fingerprints off tyre

Police investigators have taken fingerprints off the tyre that grievously injured Sri Jayawardenapura University undergr...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 10, 2020 1 min read

All suspects wanted over Negombo incident now in police custody

All seven individuals suspected to have been involved in the violent incident at a restaurant in Periyamulla, Negombo, l...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 10, 2020 1 min read

Navy's mid-sea drug bust could be worth Rs 6bn

The narcotics seized off the seas of Galle last weekend by the Sri Lanka Navy could be worth up to Rs 6,000 million, Nav...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 4, 2020 2 min read

Selling of animal parts on Facebook; two arrested in Seeduwa

Two men who had tried to sell Leopard teeth, nails, skin, oil and ivory products on Facebook were arrested in Seeduwa by...

Imesh Ranasinghe
February 18, 2020 2 min read

Azerbaijan tragedy: Remains of Lankan students to be repatriated

Postmortems of the three Sri Lankan university students who died in a fire in Azerbaijan last Thursday have been complet...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 13, 2020 2 min read

136 visa overstayers busted

In an islandwide search operation that began Sunday night, the police arrested 136 foreign nationals for overstaying the...

January 7, 2020 1 min read

Army to investigate illegal sand mining

The Cabinet has approved a proposal by Environment Minister S M Chandrasena to investigate complaints of illegal sand mi...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 3, 2020 1 min read

Swiss Embassy staffer granted bail

Garnier Banister Francis the Visa Assistant at the Swiss Embassy who was arrested for bringing disrepute to the governme...

December 30, 2019 1 min read
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