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POLICE TO LAUNCH NEW DIVISION TO SEIZE CRIMINAL ASSETS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Sri Lanka Police are preparing to establish a new unit, the Police Criminal Investigation on Derived Property (PCID), to investigate and seize assets acquired through crimina... Read More


MEDICAL BRAIN DRAIN CONTINUES, GMOA WARNS OF HEALTHCARE CRISIS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) is warning that Sri Lanka's health sector is on the verge of a major crisis, with over 2,500 specialists and doctors having le... Read More


RANAWAKA ACCUSES NEW GOVERNMENT OF POLITICAL VICTIMIZATION, NOT JUSTICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Former Minister and leader of the United Republican Front, Champika Ranawaka, has leveled serious accusations against the new government, claiming that the arrest and remand of f... Read More


DEPUTY MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES ILLEGAL CULTIVATION IN HAKWATUNAOYA RESERVOIR RESERVE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne today admitted that some individuals have been illegally cultivating land within the Hakwatunaoya Reservoir Reserve, which is part of the Kahall... Read More


CAA RAIDS COLOMBO CINEMA CANTEENS OVER PRICING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) conducted raids on three cinema canteens in Colombo on Friday after receiving complaints that products were being sold above the maximum reta... Read More


51 POLICE OFFICERS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Fifty-one police officers who passed the limited competitive examination have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. The promotions list is expected to... Read More


NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION SEEKS REPORT ON DIG'S ALLEGED ROLE IN TREASURE HUNTING CASE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- The National Police Commission has requested an immediate report from the Inspector General of Police regarding a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) whose wife was involved in a trea... Read More


A DIG LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED IN ANURADHAPURA TREASURE HUNTING CASE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- According to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), there is a high possibility that a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) will be arrested over the treasure hunting i... Read More


JOURNALIST THREATENED WHILE COVERING COURT ORDER AT RAJITHA SENARATNE'S OFFICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Officials have posted a court order issued by the Colombo Magistrate's Court on August 21 at the Colombo party office of former Minister Rajitha Senaratne in Thimbirigasyaya. Ho... Read More


FOUR-VEHICLE COLLISION ON SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY INJURES TWO

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Two people have been injured in a four-vehicle collision that occurred on the Southern Expressway between Ambalangoda and Godagama early this morning. A bus conductor and a pass... Read More