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Swiss incident- No evidence of an abduction: CID

The CID on Thursday informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne that there was no evidence to show any connection to an alleged abduction of the Swiss Embassy employee Garnier Banister Francis.

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IP Nishantha Silva - Govt. to talk to Swiss authorities on extraditing him

The Foreign Ministry is to begin talks soon with the Swiss Embassy in Colombo, seeking the extradition of Inspector Nishantha Silva, who is believed to have flown to Switzerland without prior notice, a top government source told Daily Mirror yesterday.

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Two ‘White van drivers’ arrested

The CID has arrested the two persons who spoke at the ‘white van’ press conference that was organised by Dr Rajith Senaratne prior to the presidential election, last night, police said.

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Royalty payment for artistes from Jan.2020

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development have recommended that a song aired from January 1 next year to 2022 should pay a royalty of Rs.30 while songs being telecast on TV should pay Rs.100.

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SLFPers in North, East must support Prez: MS

The responsibility for building national unity in a future government under the leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lies in the hands of the SLFP, former president Maithripala Sirisena said.

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MCC - Govt. will decide after full study: Dulles

The government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not sign the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the manner that former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed the Norway-sponsored Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with the LTTE, Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said.

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Fight Cancer Team rejects Apeksha Hospital Director’s allegations

While categorically rejecting the allegations levelled by Maharagama Apeksha Hospital Director Dr. Wasantha Disanayake, Fight Cancer Team Founder M.S.M. Mohammed said the control and management of the fund, which the Hospital Director referred to as having been misused was in fact vested with the Health Ministry.

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Court issues travel ban on Patali

Colombo Additional Magistrate Kanchana de Silva today issued an overseas travel ban on former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and his driver over the 2016 accident case.

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Leadership changes will occur at right time: Mayantha

Those eyeing the United National Party (UNP) leadership should be patient because they will be able to secure it at the appropriate time, MP Mayantha Dissanayake said today.

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26 UNP MPs call for working committee meeting

Some 26 United National Party (UNP) MPs today handed over a letter to party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting him to convene a meeting of the working committee to decide on leadership changes.

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UK poll results prove nationalism over liberalism like in SL: Harin

UNP MP Harin Fernando today said that UK election results proved that the nationalism has won over liberalism like in the US, UK, India and even in Sri Lanka.

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Corbyn says won’t lead Labour Party in future elections

UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced that he will not be leading the party in future elections following what he called a disappointing election night, CNBC reported today.

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Swiss Embassy employee at CID for fourth day

Swiss Embassy employee Garnier Banister Francis arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement over the incident where she was allegedly threatened by a group of unidentified men.

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Govt. to review MCC: AG informs SC

Attorney General Dappula de Livera has informed the Supreme Court that the government has decided not to sign Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) as they are to be revisited and reviewed.

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UK election: Conservatives win overall majority

The Conservative Party has won an overall majority in the UK General Election, passing the 326-seat threshold with constituencies still to declare, BBC reported a short while ago.

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Waruna Priyantha to fill Ranjith Zoysa’s vacant seat in P’ment

Waruna Priyantha Liyanage’s name was gazetted by the Elections Commission notifying that he would fill the vacancy created in parliament for the Ratnapura District after the demise of UPFA MP Ranjith De Zoysa.

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24-hour water cut in Colombo tomorrow

A 24-hour water cut will be imposed on several areas in Colombo starting from 8.00 p.m. tomorrow till 8.00 p.m. on Sunday (15) due to the on-going Metro Colombo Urban Development Project, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

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Two-member of UNP committee quits; urges Sajith to be party leader

Two members of the committee appointed by UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to look into party reforms had announced their resignation yesterday requesting the party leadership to call for a working committee meeting and to appoint presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa as the new leader.

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Bond indictment under spotlight

Attorney-General Dappula de Livera has come under scrutiny for several decisions and arrests in a number of high-profile cases. One case where it was widely believed that the Attorney General (AG) had...

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In fighting extremism and de-radicalization Pakistan ready to support Sri Lanka-Qureshi

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi paid an official visit to Sri Lanka between December 1 and 2 with a felicitation message from his Gover...

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‘We’re like the emperor without clothes, blind to our nudity’ - Prof.Hoole

S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole, one of the three members of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, which played a vital role in the recently concluded electio...

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MCC and the transition to economic growth W. A. Wijewardena

The much-debated Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact for Sri Lanka promises funding for transport infrastructure development and land acces...

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‘Use brains not emotions when voting’ -Duminda Nagamuwa

While much of the election spotlight is focused on the presidential candidates of the major parties, those of smaller parties struggle to have their v...

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Child poisoned my mothers paramour

A young man who had allegedly given poison to his paramour’s ten-year-old son in an attempt to kill him, was produced before the Nawalapitiya magistrate Chandani Meegoda and remanded till December 6...

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He switched on the light - friend ran away from his wife

When a husband and wife were sleeping in bed, suddenly the wife screamed as she felt that someone else was sleeping near her....

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Police detain two children on world travel expedition on bicycle

Galnewa police said they took into custody two nine-year-old children who had embarked on a travelling mission by bicycle on Saturday....

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