#Public Security
Minister admits failure to meet public expectations
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala acknowledged on Monday that the government has failed to deliver a level of service that meets public...
Over 122,000 arrested for drug-related offenses in first seven months
The Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs has reported that a total of 122,913 individuals were arrested for drug-related offenses across Sri...
Probe into warning of attacks on north’s police stations
Police are investigating an anonymous call that has warned of attacks against 10 police stations in the north. The warning was received by...
Govt denies spike in violence amid 52 deaths from 79 shooting incidents in seven months
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament on Friday that Sri Lanka has witnessed 79 shooting incidents over the past seven months,...
Top cops battle to be next IGP
It is reported that there is internal competition among several senior Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of the Police Department to become the thirty-seventh...
Deputy Defense Minister says recent shooting incidents pose no threat to national security
The recent shooting incidents reported across the country do not pose a threat to national security, Deputy Minister of Defense Aruna Jayasekara said. ...
Middeniya triple murder: Warrants issued for Tambili Lahiru and Backhoe Saman
Walasmulla Magistrate and Additional District Judge Nawoda Koku Hennadige issued open warrants on Tuesday for the arrest of two individuals, Lahiru Madushan alias...
Air Force personnel attached to Presidential security arrested with explosives
Vellawali Police arrested two individuals, including an Air Force personnel, in an Air Force Jeep assigned to the Presidential Secretariat, carrying a stock...
