By Upali de Saram Courtesy The Island A three-member committee appointed to probe the alleged financial malpractice at the Central Cultural Fund has found that over Rs. 11 billion was misappropriated during the three-year period from 2016 to 2019. The committee handed over its report to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (28).  The report has […]

lanka C news 2016 – 2019 යන කාල සීමාව තුළ මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදලේ රුපියල් බිලියන11ක මුල්‍ය වංචාවක් සිදුව තිබෙන බව මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදලේ කාර්යයන් විමර්ශනය කිරීමට පත්කළ කමිටුවේ වාර්තාව මගින් පෙන්වා දී ඇත. 2016-2019 දක්වා කාලය තුළ මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදලේ සිදුවූ අක්‍රමිකතා සහ අවභාවිතාවන් සොයා බැලීමට අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතා බුද්ධශාසන හා සංස්කෘතික ආගමික කටයුතු […]

Lahiru Pothmulla Courtesy The Daily Mirror A financial misappropriation amounting to Rs.11 billion had taken place at the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) during 2016 to 2019, a committee appointed to probe financial irregularities at the CCF said in its report yesterday. The three-member committee appointed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Buddha Sasana and […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Two associates of notorious crime figures in the country have been arrested today (26), according to Police Media Division. The arrests have been made in Colombo this evening. One suspect has been identified to be a close associate of underworld gang leader and drug dealer ‘Kanjipani Imran’. The other is reported to be […]

JUSTICE FOR ANIMALS & NATURE Sri Lanka has now become the killing fields of rare and exotic animals. It is heartrending to see the pride of Sri Lanka’s fauna, namely, wild elephants and leopards being trapped and killed. Last year (2019) alone 384 elephants died mostly at the hands of humans and sometimes under cruel circumstances by […]

Courtesy Hiru News It was revealed today that if the property owned by ETI had been sold through a public auction, it would have been able to pay the depositors. This was during the hearing of the Special Presidential Commission to Investigate Alleged irregularities in ETI. The first to testify today was a person who […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Presidential Commission to Investigate the Easter Attack has drawn attention to the sudden transfers of two police officers who were initially investigating the Ampara Saindamarudu blast. The Commission commenced to hear evidence yesterday regarding the explosion that took place in a house in Saindamardu, Ampara on April 26 last year. SSP Samantha […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Island Pulasthini Rajendran alias Sarah, the wife of Achchi Mohammdu Mohammadu Hasthun, suicide bomber, who blew himself up at St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, most likely had fled to India by sea in September 2019 and a person who helped her escape had been arrested, Chief Inspector Arjuna Maheenkanda, yesterday […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on Easter Sunday terror attacks heard that there are doubts as to whether Pulasthini Mahendran alias ‘Sara Jasmine’, a converted Islamic extremist and part of Zahran Hashim’s terror group, was among the 16 dead at the Sainthamaruthu safe house raided on the 26th of April last year. […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Owner of Buwaneka Hotel, WW Chandrasena said today that it was stated in the agreement he signed with the Kurunegala Urban Council, the particular building his hotel was housed in, is an archaeological monument. Speaking to our news team, he said that he maintained the building with extra care due to […]

Courtesy Hiru News Director General of Archeology Senarath Dissanayake stated that he was subjected to various pressures from the Minister of Cultural Affairs  during the previous government. He was speaking at a media briefing today regarding the demolition of a building allegedly belonging to King Bhuvanekabahu’s royal palace in Kurunegala. He further stated that the Department […]

Courtesy Hiru News Minister Johnston Fernando stated that no one will be allowed to touch the Mayor of Kurunegala as long as he is the District Leader. Meanwhile, speaking at a media briefing held today, a former Member of Parliament stated that Minister Johnston does not know the name Buwaneka. Former Member of Parliament Mayantha […]

Nimanthi Ranasinghe Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into the threats said to have made by prominent underworld criminals currently under detention in the Boossa Prison to three senior prison officers, that they have the capacity to kill anyone they want, even the president or the defence secretary. […]

Courtesy Hiru News The CID has commenced an investigation into the death threats made by Kosgoda Tharaka, a drug dealer detained at the Boossa Prison, to three senior officers of the Prisons Department. A senior spokesman of the prison headquarters stated that a team of officers had recorded statements from the relevant prison officials today. […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) says that former Member of Parliament Rishad Bathiudeen is aware of the circumstances surrounding the Cinnamon Grand bomb blast during the Easter Sunday series of terrorist attacks. A statement has to be made in this regard, but Rishad Bathiudeen, who did not appear on three occasions, had […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island July 19, 2020, 9:51 pm Ongoing investigation into some officers and men of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) dealing in heroin, has taken an unexpected turn with SLPP Gampaha District heavyweight Prasanna Ranatunga claiming that the Minuwangoda police made the initial breakthrough on information provided by him.  In a […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Attorney General has filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka for causing grievous Injury to a person by Rash and Negligent Acts and other charges, AG’s Coordinating Secretary Nishara Jayaratne said.

Courtesy The Daily Mirror While condemning the actions of the 18 officers alleged involved in a chain of drug related charges, Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Ajith Rohana today said the guilty parties should be served the capital punishment. Speaking to media, he said even though the death penalty hasn’t been implemented in […]

Courtesy Hiru News In a special operation conducted by the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, 57 suspects have been arrested today (05) by the police. Among them were nine women and 48 men, who were involved in 70 crimes including money laundering, forgery and polygamy. The police stated that the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The suspect arrested by Dehiwala Police with more than 1 kg of heroin and Rs 235,000 in cash has been identified as one the agents of the large-scale drug racket run by imprisoned drug trafficker ‘Mervyn Jana’. Senior DIG, the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon stated that the police investigated their bank accounts it […]

Courtesy Adaderana The team of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers has left the residence of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after recording a statement. Ada Derana reporter said that the CID team left the ex-Premier’s residence after recording a statement for around 4 hours, regarding the Central Bank treasury bond scam.  The CID team had […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando and Saman Gamage The Office of Attorney General Dappula de Livera PC, yesterday (1), confirmed an unprecedented meeting between the AG and Acting IGP C. D. Wickremaratne at the former’s Office following a revelation that some Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers were dealing in heroin. State Counsel and Coordinating Officer to the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Colombo High Court sentenced five suspects, who were found guilty of selling a piece of land in Kollupitiya, to 67 years in prison. Further, the five convicts have imposed a fine of Rs 130,000 and were ordered to pay an amount of Rs 14 million as compensation to the owner of the land. […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Defence Secretary Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne has reiterated that punitive actions would be initiated without delay against prison, law enforcement and other officials, who were found to have abused official powers through corrupt practices, abetting and collaborating with underworld criminals and drug traffickers. He said the law enforcement authorities have already taken […]

Courtesy Adaderana Journalist Christopher Kamalendran who as a part of an investigative report on clashes between rival mosques in the Beruwala area had met with Zahran Hashim where he conducted an interview with the Easter attacks ringleader back in 2009. The journalist was called upon to provide his testimony on the details of the interview […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Separate indictments will be filed with the Colombo High Court against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and Ex- Welikada OIC, ASP Sudath Asmadala over Rajagiriya accident case, Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Dileepa Peiris informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. When the case was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Kanchana Neranjana […]

Courtesy The Island Insaf Ibrahim, the suicide bomber who carried out the attack on Cinnamon Grand hotel, had spent around Rs. 45 million between January and April of 2019 on National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) operations, CI Ravindra Wimalasiri of CID informed the PCoI probing into Easter Attacks yesterday. Wimalasiri said that Insaf Ibrahim owned several […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror  Insaf Ahamed, the suicide bomber who blew himself up at the Cinnamon Grand hotel, had spent nearly Rs.45 million within the first four months of 2019 for National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) to conduct extremist activities in the country, CI Raveendra Wimalasiri of the CID informed the PCoI probing into the Easter […]