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Appointment of a High-Level Task Force on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and Preparations for Sri Lanka’s Third Mutual Evaluation on AML/CFT FrameworkSri Lanka’s third Mutual Evaluation on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework coordinated by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is set to begin in the near future. During this upcoming Mutual Evaluation, Sri Lanka is required to demonstrate Technical Compliance with the 40 Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (the global policy setter on AML/CFT) and their effective implementation through 11 Immediate Outcomes.For effective implementation…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to make nearly 7,500 recruitments to several government institutions based on the recommendations of the committee appointed to review recruitment process of the government service and management of the staff.Accordingly, the number of vacancies in each Ministries, Provincial Councils and Commissions are as below;Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government – 3,000 vacanciesMinistry of Defence – 09 vacanciesMinistry of Science and Technology – 179 vacanciesMinistry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – 400 vacanciesMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – 132 vacanciesMinistry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation…

Sri Lanka Police say that 13 shooting incidents have been reported during the period elapsed so far this year.Speaking at a press conference held today (11), Police Media Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manathunga stated that 07 of these incidents were carried out by organized crime groups.He further mentioned that the remaining 06 incidents resulted from personal disputes over various issues.The Police Media Spokesperson also revealed that 09 people have been killed in shootings linked to organized criminals, and two suspects have been arrested.Additionally, 25 individuals have been arrested in connection with these incidents, and the police have seized three T-56 firearms…

Work is nearing completion on a major lighting system upgrade at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic international cricket venues. The outdated lighting system is being replaced with a state-of-the-art LED lighting tower system, making it the second international cricket stadium in the country to feature six LED lighting towers. The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the first in Sri Lanka to introduce this advanced lighting system. The ongoing installation work at R. Premadasa Stadium has temporarily halted matches for several months, but authorities confirm that fixtures will resume once the modernization is complete.Due to…

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that no power cuts will be imposed tomorrow (12).However, the CEB confirmed today that no power cuts will take place tomorrow as it is possible to meet the Poya Day lower demand with the available generation capacity.The CEB decided to implement island-wide power cuts on Monday (10) and Tuesday (11), as a result of an issue which arose at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, where the automatic protocol system has disconnected all three generators. Accordingly, one-and-a-half-hour outages will occur between 3.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. today affecting the entire island to manage the electricity demand…

Sri Lanka Police has taken measures to establish a Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) with DIG Nihal Thalduwa as the Range DIG and SSP Shani Abeysekera as its Director.The new range has been established in order to increase the efficiency of the investigation of cases under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Furthermore, the CCIB will also be operational to expeditiously investigate financial crimes, misuse of state funds, state property and other fraudulent acts that have occurred in the past, Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga noted.

The parents of the police constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station, who went missing with his service weapon and is reported as having left for Dubai while on duty, have been taken into custody.Meanwhile, police said that another police constable was also arrested for aiding and abetting him. The court has granted permission for police to detain them and question for 48 hours, the Police Media Division added.On Saturday (08), a constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station was reported missing, along with his T-56 firearm. Accordingly, the constable in question had reportedly departed to Dubai, the Police…

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi’, who is the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, in connection with a money laundering case. Speaking to the media, Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga stated that under the instructions of the Attorney General, Daisy Forrest was named a suspect ina a money laundering case and in the investigations carried out into a Rs. 59 million joint account held by Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest, to which Rajapaksa failed to provide a reasonable explanation on the source of earnings.Furthermore, SSP Manathunga noted that…

The number of patients receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following a tragic accident in the Thoraya area on the Dambulla-Kurunegala main road has increased. The Director of Kurunegala General Hospital stated that five patients who were injured in the accident and are in critical condition are currently being treated in the ICU of the hospital.The collision occurred in the early hours of Monday (10), when two private buses collided, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. A total of 34 injured passengers were admitted to the Kurunegala General Hospital, with four reported to be in critical condition.The accident…

A total of 17 police personnel have been dismissed during the last four months over the charges of consuming narcotic drugs, Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said today (11).