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Your Wednesday Morning Brief

1. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe claims that Sri Lanka has set a new world record by defeating the ISIS terror group within the country in a month. 2. JVP MP Bimal Rathnayake stated that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is in favour of racial issues flaring up in the country, as it diverts attention from other issues. 3. Tourism sector yet to receive government relief 4. JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake questions whether the Eastern terminal was used as a bribe to ease Indian concerns on China's influence in Sri Lanka. 5. IGP received weekly reports on Zahran – DIG Nalaka de Silva 6. A. J. M. Muzammil was sworn in as the new Governor of the Western Province 7. The organisation of Islamic Cooperation Countries calls on Sri Lanka to take every measure necessary to prevent communal violence and to take swift, stern judicial action against the perpetrators. 8.  Mohamed Farook, the Colombo district organizer of the extremist group NTJ remanded once again till the 18th of this month. 9. Mahason Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe granted bail 10. Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs (D/L method) to score their first points in the 2019 World Cup

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