Their modus operandi was to link a swiping machine by a cable to a data recorder surreptitiously. Police say this is the first time such a piece of equipment has been found in Sri Lanka.

Australia’s Gold Coast yesterday won the contest to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The decision was taken at a meeting of the 71-member Commonwealth Games Federation which met in the Caribbean Island of St Kitts with 43 voting in favor of Australia and only 27 backing Sri Lanka.