Two-year hunt ends:
King of all con men arrested
A. Chandana Weerakumara alias Sakvithi Ranasinghe, the man who duped
hundreds of innocent depositors to the tune of over one billion
rupees is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) following his arrest at Navagamuwa last Friday.
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Biggest fraudster finally in the net
Depositors of Sakvithi Finance Company were in for good news on
Friday afternoon as police announced the arrest of the biggest
fraudster in the country, Sakvithi Ranasinghe .
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Continuous people mobilisation for cleaner environment, need of
the hour - Dr. Fernandopulle
The dengue epidemic is still a hot topic with the death toll rising
daily, with 177 deaths recorded as at August 7. Among others, the
news reports on Friday of a teacher of D.S. Senanayaka Vidyalaya in
Colombo 7 falling victim to this silent killer sent shockwaves among
the city folk and brought them face to face with the reality that
the epidemic is indeed continuing unabated.
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