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Suspects in abduction case against MP Hirunika Premachandra plead guilty
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Suspects in abduction case against MP Hirunika Premachandra plead guilty

All suspects in the abduction case against the United National Front Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra except MP Premachandra pleaded guilty today…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Madurankuliya accident claims six lives
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Madurankuliya accident claims six lives

Six people have died and 27 persons suffered injuries due to an accident in the Madurankuliya area in Mundalama. According…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Six Sri Lankan security guards jailed for stealing Dh1.1m in Dubai
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Six Sri Lankan security guards jailed for stealing Dh1.1m in Dubai

A Dubai court has sentenced six Sri Lankan security guards to three years each in jail for robbing Dh 1.19…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Petroleum trade unions say fuel shipment is on the way
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Petroleum trade unions say fuel shipment is on the way

Petroleum trade unions say that the fuel shipment, which was purchased from Saudi Arabia, will arrive in the country in…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Nearly 4000 landless residents in Matara district receive land deeds
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Nearly 4000 landless residents in Matara district receive land deeds

The Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayake today handed over legal deeds to nearly 4,000 families…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Pakistan naval ship PNS Saif arrives at Sri Lanka port on a goodwill mission
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Pakistan naval ship PNS Saif arrives at Sri Lanka port on a goodwill mission

Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, ceremonially welcomed the Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Saif, arrived at the Port…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Sri Lanka Navy arrests 8 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters
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Sri Lanka Navy arrests 8 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka Navy said it has arrested eight Indian fishermen and seized their trawler this morning for allegedly crossing the…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
President’s Counsel Dappula de Livera appointed acting Attorney General
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President’s Counsel Dappula de Livera appointed acting Attorney General

Senior Additional Solicitor General, President’s Counsel Dappula de Livera has been appointed as the Acting Attorney General. SASG PC de…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017
Youth arrested in Kolonnawa over alleged drug possession
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Youth arrested in Kolonnawa over alleged drug possession

A twenty-year old was arrested in Kolonnawa today, over an alleged connection to a Heroin racket. Police said that a…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017
Methodist Church wants all to get involved in constitutional reforms to find a lasting solution
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Methodist Church wants all to get involved in constitutional reforms to find a lasting solution

The Methodist Church Sri Lanka expressed its appreciation to all the political parties that have remained involved in the process…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017

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