Hit-run killer of Lankan student jailed for eight years
Nisali Perera was just two metres from safety when an ice-addicted driver struck and killed her on a Melbourne road Shane Cochrane killed her instantly...
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People’s Bank grants loans in Moratuwa to uplift fishing community
People’s Bank held a ceremony at their Moratuwa branch auditorium to distribute Aswenna loans, a unique product launched to support the Government’s development programme to...
Former STF Commandant admits to transferring out its intelligence officers from East on his watch
STF intelligence officers had stopped probing Islamic extremism in the East as a gazette issued in August 2017 entrusted them with dealing with organised crimes...
China signs agreement with SL to grant 600 million RMB yuan to be utilised in high priority areas here
China has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to grant LKR 16.5 billion (600 million RMB yuan) to be utilised in high priority areas here...
Ex-IGP says he was at his official residence at the time of Easter Sunday attacks
The police had not come up with a plan to deal with an impending terrorist attack after the State Intelligence Service (SIS) had received foreign...
Urgent need to raise foreign currency funding
It was reported that the trade deficit, to end August 2020, was US $ 3.8 billion, compared with US$ 4.8 billion to end August 2019....
PHIs claim they never supervised Brandix returnees from India
The Public Health Inspectors Union of Sri Lanka claims that none of their members ever supervised any of those who were brought down from India...
Stones pelted at Colombo Int. School
A complaint had been lodged that stones had been pelted by an unidentified gang on the Colombo International School building, the Police said. According to...
Excise Dept. withdraws earlier statement on liquor shops
The Excise Department has withdrawn its statement issued earlier pertaining to the restrictions imposed on liquor outlets. The Department’s Spokesman Deputy Excise Commissioner Kapila Kumarasinghe...
SSP Senaratne transferred to KKS on disciplinary grounds
Fifteen Senior Police officers including ten Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and SSP Jaliya Senaratne have been transferred with immediate effect. SSP Senaratne was...