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Author: Ayman Ameer

4 CV-19 deaths reported Tuesday (01)
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4 CV-19 deaths reported Tuesday (01)

04 CV-19 related deaths have been recorded, increasing the death toll to 122. Details as follows: 01. A 74-year-old male…

byAyman Ameer01/12/202004/12/2020
AG files indictment against  other Anuruddha Sampayo & 6 others
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AG files indictment against other Anuruddha Sampayo & 6 others

The Attorney General today filed indictment before the Negombo High Court against former Negombo Prison Superintendent Anuruddha Sampayo, four senior…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
Supreme Court rejects petitions filed challenging Gazette notification to cremate CV-19 bodies
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Supreme Court rejects petitions filed challenging Gazette notification to cremate CV-19 bodies

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday began hearings on 12 Fundamental Rights petitions filed seeking an order staying the operation of…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
Sri Lanka’s over-reliance on loans must end
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Sri Lanka’s over-reliance on loans must end

Sri Lanka’s overreliance on loans must come to an end, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Speaking at the Sri Lanka Economic…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
Ajith Rohana resigns from Justice Minister’s committee on Mahara Prison unrest
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Ajith Rohana resigns from Justice Minister’s committee on Mahara Prison unrest

Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana has resigned from the Committee appointed by the Justice Ministry to investigate…

byAyman Ameer01/12/202001/12/2020
Mahara Prison riot: 21,000 pills given to treat mental illnesses
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Mahara Prison riot: 21,000 pills given to treat mental illnesses

The unrest reported at the Mahara Prison on Sunday evening (29) was caused by inmates remanded over drug offences, the…

byAyman Ameer01/12/202001/12/2020
Depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into Cyclone Burevi
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Depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into Cyclone Burevi

According to the latest update of the IMD, the depression is ‘very likely’ to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
35 injured Mahara Prisoners exposed to CV-19
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35 injured Mahara Prisoners exposed to CV-19

113 prisoners injured following the Mahara Prison Riot were admitted to the Ragama Hospital. The Hospital Director Shelton Perera confirmed…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
Committee appointed to investigate irregularities in the Grand Hyatt project
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Committee appointed to investigate irregularities in the Grand Hyatt project

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to appoint a committee to investigate the irregularities in the Grand Hyatt Project today(1). The…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020
“G.C.E O/L Examination cannot be held as scheduled”
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“G.C.E O/L Examination cannot be held as scheduled”

G. C. E. O/L Examination cannot be held as scheduled and a new date will be announced 06 weeks ahead…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020

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