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COLOMBO (News 1st) 1. Posing a threat to the cultivations across the country, Sena caterpillars continue their destructive march. 2. The Attorney General's department yesterday informed court about large sums of money being deposited from overseas into the accounts of Udayanga Weeratunga and his relatives. Further Rs. 72 Million from 4 local bank accounts were later transferred to Dubai, where Weeratunga is currently residing. 3. An International Monetary Fund team is scheduled to visit Colombo in mid-February to resume program discussions. 4. NDTV reports that India’s Revenue Intelligence has arrested four people for allegedly trying to smuggle gold valuing about 68 million Indian Rupees into the country from Sri Lanka and Dubai. 5. Students of the University of Sabaragamuwa, staged a protest opposite the university against Ranil Wickremesinghe's proposed visit to declare open the medical faculty of the university. 6. Senior Manager of Groups Assurances and Advisory Services Mahesh Nanayakkara reveals that SriLankan Airlines incurred deportation costs of Rs. 120 million for the 2017/18 financial year. 7. Five Memorandums of Understanding were signed between Sri Lanka and the Philippines during the President Maithripala Sirisena's official visit. 8. A prisoners rights group reveals CCTV footage from the Angunukolapelessa prison where officials were seen assaulting prisoners. 9. Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force ship ‘Ikazuchi’ arrived at the port of Hambantota on a goodwill visit. 10. Two fatalities were reported in an accident that occurred when a motorbike collided with a bus in Dalukawa.

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