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Police search for more suspects in E-Commerce scam

The police say they are looking for more suspects involved in a massive E-Commerce scam after 14 suspects were arrested yesterday. According to the police media unit, investigations are also continuing into two Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) who are alleged to have been involved in the scam. The Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) which is investigating the case had said that the NGOs had used the internet payment gateway to carry out a financial fraud of nearly Rs. 263 million

18 Jan, 2013

Largest fisheries harbour in Asia opened in Dikkowita

President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared ?open the Dikkowita fisheries harbour today, the largest fisheries harbour in Asia. The government said the harbour will help increase the fish harvest due to efficient handling operations. It will reduce the sailing distance and waste due to spoilage. The Dikkowita fisheries harbour will provide a large number of direct and indirect job opportunities and attract local and foreign investments in fisheries, he added. The Dutch government has provided EUR 53 mi

18 Jan, 2013

G.L is heading to India

External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris is to visit India next week to meet Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, Live Mint reported. India and Sri Lanka are expected to review the status of projects undertaken by the larger neighbour in the island nation at the meeting. Peiris will be in New Delhi for the meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission, an umbrella body that looks at various areas of bilateral cooperation from science and technology to agriculture. He will head the Sri Lankan d

16 Jan, 2013