Sri Lanka Police History Archives

eLanka Newsletter – 29th Nov – 9th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lankan-born Anjalee de Silva elected to the Monash City Council “MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC” – by Des Kelly Indra makes Sri Lanka proud – by Zanita Careem Sri Lankan elected as Lead position of the Royal Commonwealth Society Trump bowing out; Opportunity for Australia to mend fences with China? – By Raj Gonsalkorale The Burghers of Ceylon/ Sri Lanka- Reminiscences and Anecdotes – By J. Godwin Perera Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong – That’s Jazz 1956 Live St. Joseph’s college – 1927 – a couple of photos Health & Views November 3rd issue 2020 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Spectacular Kandy Lake – centerpiece of Kandy City By Arundathie Abeysinghe TELLING STORIES TO ENSURE OLDER PEOPLE ARE VALUED AND RESPECTED Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo ...

Sri Lanka Police History Source:Sri Lanka Police The Portuguese who controlled certain areas of the maritime provinces of Sri Lanka did not effect any serious changes to the existing system of civil administration of the Country. The Dutch, who arrived in Sri Lanka in 1602, were able to bring the Maritime Provinces and the Jaffna Peninsula under their rule by 1658. The concept of policing in Sri Lanka started with the Dutch who saddled the Military with the responsibility of policing the City of Colombo. In the year 1659 the Colombo Municipal Council adopted a resolution to appoint paid guards to protect the city by night. Accordingly, four fat and slow soldiers were appointed to patrol the city by night. Hence they could be considered as the fore-runners of the police in the country. It was the Dutch who established the earliest police stations. Three Police Stations were initially opened: ...