The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three individuals, including a lottery sales agent and a woman, for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Rs. 96,298,759.58 that she had rightfully won from a lottery ticket.
Police said the woman from...
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (21).
CID officers took the former police chief into custody at...
A 19-ball half-century from Hilton Cartwright led Southern Brave to victory over Welsh Fire in a tight game in The Hundred.
Cartwright made an unbeaten 51 to help Brave rally to 129 for 8, before Brave’s bowlers closed the game...
Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has been arrested by the CID a short while ago.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former IGP of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought an order...
A visibly frustrated Postal Department worker, speaking to reporters while half-dressed in his uniform, tore into the authorities for what he described as deliberate lies about the ongoing islandwide postal strike.
“They keep feeding the public nonsense,” he said, pointing...
Chairman of the Dickwella Pradeshiya Sabha, Ruwan Wickramarachchi, has announced a comprehensive programme aimed at eradicating rabies and managing the stray dog population within the Dickwella area.
Wickramarachchi, who is also a veterinary surgeon, outlined the initiative in a statement...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former IGP of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought an order preventing his arrest.
The anticipatory bail application, submitted through his attorneys, was taken up before...
The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka, in a statement issued recently has alleged that the National People’s Power (NPP) government excessively printed money in violation of the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Executive...
Humanising future:
As Sri Lanka debates sweeping reforms to its school education system, one question looms larger than any curriculum revision: what kind of future are we preparing our children for?
In an era increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) and...
The recent shooting and assault on the vehicle of former National Lotteries Board (NLB) Director Thusitha Halloluwa had in fact been orchestrated by Halloluwa himself in collaboration with several organised criminals, the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) informed Colombo...