Sri Lanka Test Captain Dimuth Karunaratne arrested

Four suspects arrested with 683g of heroin

Four suspects have been arrested with 683g of heroin, the Police media unit said. The Police said the suspects were arrested Katubedda and Kawdana. Among those arrested is an employee of the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens.

17 Oct, 2019

AG instructs Police to arrest former MP Sri Ranga

The Attorney General (AG) has instructed the Police to arrest former Parliamentarian J. Sri Ranga and five others over a fatal accident in 2011 in which a policemen was killed. The Police Special Investigations Unit has been instructed to records statements from the suspects over the incident. The incident in Settikulam on the afternoon of 30 March 2011 left Ranga?s bodyguard – a Police sergeant, dead. At the time, police records said the sergeant had driven the vehicle, but it was later reve

16 Oct, 2019

GR will not accept conditions by Tamil parties

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa will reject the conditions put forward by five Tamil political parties, SLPP member Wimal Weerawansa said today. Speaking at an election rally in Horana today, Weerawansa said that the Tamil parties are attempting to merge the North and East and push for self-determination. “Our Presidential candidate will not even look at the conditions in the memorandum,” Weerawansa said. A group of Tamil political parties this wee

16 Oct, 2019