Teen found dead near Kalutara hotel

Maldives President to holiday in Sri Lanka

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to embark on a trip to neighboring Sri Lanka on year-end holiday, RaajjeMV reported. Speaking to RaajjeMV regarding the President?s trip, an official at the President?s Office stated that his four-day trip will begin on Tuesday and Solih will return to Maldives on Friday. While the unofficial trip has been planned, the President?s has relatives residing in the neighboring country and he travelled there at the beginning of 2019 as well. Sin

31 Dec, 2019

Six middlemen arrested near RMV

Six middlemen have been arrested near the Registrar of Motor Vehicles (RMV) office at Werahera while obtaining bribes. The Police said they were arrested while accepting bribes upto Rs.10000. The middlemen offer to assist customers expedite the service they require at the RMV for a bribe. Just last week President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited the RMV office at Werahera and stressed on the need to provide prompt and accurate service to the public. He said that efficiency must be the focus, witho

30 Dec, 2019

Swiss Embassy employee released on bail

A Swiss Embassy employee who was arrested and remanded after she claimed she was kidnapped and released, was granted bail today. The employee was arrested on 16 December on the grounds of falsifying evidence. The local employee was produced before a Magistrate and remanded till today. The Criminal Investigations Department had been instructed to name and arrest the Swiss embassy employee and produce her before courts for falsifying evidence.

30 Dec, 2019