Over Rs. 14 million stolen from cigarette company

Army denies blocking probe on Ekneligoda

The army has denied reports that it was blocking investigations into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. The army media unit said that it has been reported in some media that the army is blocking the probe?and that army lawyers had?objected to inspecting the Girithale camp. The army, while reiterating its compliance with any CID request and full cooperation to the CID for any investigation on the conduct of army personnel, underlined that once the police arrest any army suspec

11 Sep, 2015

Scores killed after crane crashes in Mecca Grand Mosque

Over 100 people have been killed after a crane crashed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authority says. It said nearly 150?people were injured as well. The Muslim annual Hajj pilgrimage is due later this month. Al Jazeera’s Hasan Patel, reporting from Mecca, said witnesses told him that a crane fell on the third floor of the Grand Mosque around 5.45pm. Our correspondent said the mosque was packed, even though the incident happened shortly before the 6.30pm Frida

11 Sep, 2015

Maldivian arrested attempting to smuggle money

A Maldivian national was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning when he attempted to smuggle foreign currency out of the country. The 26 year old man was arrested at the airport departure lounge with USD 25,000 valued at over Rs. 3.5 million. He was attempting to take the money to Bangkok when he was stopped by customs officers.?Investigations are underway.

12 Sep, 2015