Tag: police

Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest

Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest

Oct 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A group of hardcore protesters threw petrol bombs at a police station as violence flared in ... Read More

Kuliyapitiya road inundated in Nattandiya : Police

Kuliyapitiya road inundated in Nattandiya : Police

Oct 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Travel along the Colombo - Kuliyapitiya road in the Nattandiya area has been affected after a section ... Read More

Fourteen police dead in Mexico gun ambush

Fourteen police dead in Mexico gun ambush

Oct 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fourteen police officers have been killed and three injured following a shooting in western Mexico. The ... Read More

Police discover two claymore mines upon questioning of arrested ex-LTTE cadre

Police discover two claymore mines upon questioning of arrested ex-LTTE cadre

Oct 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have discovered two claymore mines in Jaffna, each weighing 15 kilograms upon questioning of a former LTTE ... Read More

Police fire gunshots at jeep driven by Excise offices that failed to stop ; one injured

Police fire gunshots at jeep driven by Excise offices that failed to stop ; one injured

Oct 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have fired gunshots at a jeep which ignored signals to stop in Kilinochchi today (Oct ... Read More

Police warn of social media scams

Police warn of social media scams

Oct 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An organised scam was conducted by a group of racketeers’ through social media to collect money, ... Read More

Police launch probe over letter on security concerns

Police launch probe over letter on security concerns

Oct 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Special Investigation Unit of the Police Headquarters has launched an investigation into a letter circulating ... Read More

Disabled war veterans to receive life-long pension equal to last salary

Disabled war veterans to receive life-long pension equal to last salary

Sep 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The consent of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted to provide all the members of ... Read More

Ban on face coverings not in effect – Police

Ban on face coverings not in effect – Police

Sep 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -The regulation banning face coverings such as the Burka, Nikab, and Full Face helmets will not be in ... Read More

Baber Street junction flooded; use alternative routes – Police

Baber Street junction flooded; use alternative routes – Police

Sep 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Armour-Baber (Mahavidhyala Mawatha) junction in Kotahena has been flooded due to the heavy rains, stated ... Read More

Police fire tear gas at protesters in Batticaloa

Police fire tear gas at protesters in Batticaloa

Aug 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The police have used tear gas to disperse groups near Kalladi Bridge in Batticaloa, who had ... Read More

473 illicit liquor related complaints within a week – Police

473 illicit liquor related complaints within a week – Police

Aug 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Finance has said that it has received 473 complaints after launching a hotline to ... Read More

Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on protesters

Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on protesters

Aug 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -A Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot during protests on Sunday, the first time a live round has ... Read More

Police recover weapons, ammo, following information received from arrested Pallai Hospital JMO

Police recover weapons, ammo, following information received from arrested Pallai Hospital JMO

Aug 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police have recovered a haul of ammunition based on information received from the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) of the ... Read More

Five investigation reports directed to AG

Five investigation reports directed to AG

Aug 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -The Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne has directed investigation reports into five controversial incidents, to Attorney General ... Read More