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The Inspector General (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne said those involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks will be able to creep through the law’s loopholes and escape punishment, if the investigations are not done properly. Commenting on…

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that although it was the government’s responsibility to serve the people at this difficult juncture, the government was only serving its cronies. The Opposition Leader said that corruption and…

637 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 67,979 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said the government should jab the Pfizer vaccine to students in Grade Eight and above to begin schools thereafter. Speaking to the media yesterday he said countries  around the…

An accomplice of underworld figure 'Harak Kata' has been arrested in Udukawa area, Weligama in connection with the murder of Amila Prasanna alias 'Sunshine Sudda', said the Police Spokesperson. The suspect identified as Ganesh, a…

Drug trafficker Kaludura Chaminda Dabrew alias "Bob Marley" has been arrested at the Elpitiya area by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB). The Police yesterday sought public assistance to apprehend the chief suspect connected to…

The Director-General of the National Zoological Gardens, Ishini Wickremesinghe has resigned from her post. She has resigned citing personal reasons, said the State Minister of Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake.

Approximately 1172kgs of smuggled dried turmeric were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in seas off Sawaripuram, Silawathura this morning. The operation also made way to the apprehension of 02…

The Police have sought public assistance to apprehend the chief suspect connected to the discovery of over 288 kilograms of heroin in the seas off Beruwal on the 31st of August 2021. Police have already arrested five suspects in…

The World Health Organization yesterday urged countries in the South-East Asia Region to enhance routine immunization along with the ongoing efforts to rapidly increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage. “The vulnerability to vaccine…