COLOMBO (News 1st); Amidst ongoing concerns over the fate of 56 Sri Lankan youths held captive by a terrorist group in Myanmar, a disturbing new development has emerged.  Chinese nationals with criminal backgrounds have reportedly forced the Sri Lankan Youth to participate in a New Year's ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The police say that the number of complaints received regarding cyber crimes is increasing. The ASP of the Computer Crime Investigation Division Jaya Nethsiri says that 154 complaints have been received in the past few months of this year alone, regarding sexual harassment...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Almost every single person uses social media daily and engages in online transactions in the modern world. Given that everything is online, the risk of crime taking place online is also high. Cybercrime is the latest challenge faced by Sri Lanka Police, given the advancement of...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Police had cautioned the general public with regard to cybercrimes, and has warned women to be esp;ecially vigilant with regard to what information they share on social media.  The Computer Crimes Investigation Division of the Sri Lanka Police, which was established in March l...

COLOMBO (News 1st):- The Defence Ministry says it will introduce new laws to stop publishing defamatory posts and comments on social media and also a mechanism for immediate removal of ethnically and religiously sensitive posts that spread hatred via social media networks. According to the Minist...