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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala announced that the on-site fine payment system through the GovPAY application will be launched starting today, focusing on the Western Province. Participating in a press conference held in Colombo today, the Minister said that the necessary technical tools for this purpose will be distributed to police stations today. The system…
The Chairman of the Locomotive Operating Engineers Drivers Association, K.A.U. Konthasinghe, says that a strike will commence tomorrow (29) at 12 midnight due to the lack of solutions to several issues including defects in the road system and administrative problems. He also stated that all trains across the island will be stopped due to this…
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the house of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha member and lawyer Tharaka Nanayakkara of the NPP. Police confirmed that the 34-year-old suspect, a resident of Kelaniya, was arrested during a special operation conducted in the area. The shooting took place on July 16th at Nanayakkara’s house…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for the Maldives today (28) on a three-day official visit. This is at the invitation of Maldivian President Mohamed Muisu. The President is scheduled to remain in the country until July 30. During this visit, the President and the Maldivian President are scheduled to hold bilateral talks…
The Railway Department has announced that services on the Coastal Railway Line near Ambalangoda Railway Station have been completely disrupted due to a mechanical fault in a train running from Hikkaduwa to Maradana. The incident was reported this morning (28), and the Railway Department said that necessary steps are being taken to remove the faulty…
The Kandy Police have arrested four people for assaulting a bus driver who was transporting school children in the Hanthana area of Kandy on Friday (25), police said. The suspects arrested are aged 21, 26 and 27, while the female suspect is 38. All the suspects are residents of Kandy, the police added. The private…
The house of former Provincial Councilor K. Pushpakumar alias Iniyabharathi, who is considered to be a close political ally of former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who is currently being detained and questioned, was specially searched. A house and office belonging to him in the Kalmunai area of Ampara were specially searched…
Several operations were carried out on the 25th as part of a series of special operations to arrest individuals involved in drugs and crime. The Sri Lanka Police, the Police Special Task Force and the tri-forces have worked together in these operations, and more than 6,500 security personnel have participated, according to a statement issued…
The gunman who was allegedly shot Bus Asitha near the Dehiwala railway station was shot dead by the Special Task Force in Kahathuduwa, the police media spokesperson says. According to sources he was a former Police Special Task Force (PTI) soldier and has been dismissed from service on drug charges. At around 4:30 AM today…
W. M. Athula Thilakaratne, who was illegally released from the court under the misleading Presidential Amnesty, has been sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment by Anuradhapura High Court Judge Dr. Nalin de Hewawasam. This is in relation to two charges about taking (theft) of money worth Rs. 3.5 million deposited in an account by…