International bank fraud: 17 quizzed

Seventeen persons including six Chinese women and eleven Chinese men were taken in for questioning by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after an international bank fraud was busted where two million US dollars from the Bank in China had been stolen by the suspects in Sri Lanka.

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Gem, jewellery robbers in police net

Two suspects responsible for robbing gems and jewellery worth over Rs. 51 million in Aluthgama area have been arrested. A team of police officers from Aluthgama had apprehended the suspects in Hettimulla on Friday night.

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Professionals in rescue and relief operations:

Navy’s RRRRs ready to face disasters

 ‘As a nation how prepared are we to face disasters?’, was the biggest question that emerged in the aftermath of the devastating Tsunami that hit the coasts of Sri Lanka, claiming more than 30,000 lives on December 26, 2004. It was an eye opener for the entire nation and all segments of society started to talk about the necessity of having a mechanism to face such calamities in a more effective manner.

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Sunday Crime

Distraught lover goes on killing spree

The ghastly slaying of three members of the same family came as a terrible shock to the villagers of Kulugammana - Kurundugahamada in the Katugastota area last week. A soldier who went berserk over a love affair he had with a girl in the village shot dead her father, mother and the girl herself and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same T-56 firearm.

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