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Vehicle movement along several roads leading from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Colombo will be restricted on tomorrow (24) for the Emir of Qatar Tamimi bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to Sri Lanka, the Police Department said.
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Terming as "shocking" the arrest of 54 state fishermen by Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it could undermine the bilateral fishermen-level talks to be held this week between the two countries.
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Lashing out at the move by President Maithripala Sirisena and the government to appoint Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) members as ministers, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday that the government had actually appointed robbers and corrupt persons as ministers instead of arresting them.
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Former Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam today said she is currently seeking the possibility of taking legal action against Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera against the statements he had made concerning her, alleging the former diplomat was one who ‘came forward on behalf of the LTTE’.