COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Wednesday Morning Brief

1. Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara noted that Crimes OIC and Administration OIC of Fort Police have been interdicted for sending a false letter on national security to hotels in Colombo. 2. Two suspects have been arrested while in possession of 360 foreign-manufactured cigarettes in Manpuriya, Norochcholai. 3. Three suspects including underworld gang leader Bloemendhal Sanka were remanded until the 22nd of this month by Colombo Additional Magistrate Kanchana Nerannada. 4. A 24-year-old male was shot dead at Jampettah Street in Colombo. 5. Commercial High Court of Colombo issued an enjoining order on MTD Walkers, or its holding company MTD Capital Bhd, from going through with an earlier disclosed transaction to sell the company to controversial casino operator Ravi Wijeratne. 6. Azath Salley, Leader of the National United Front noted that Hizbullah’s nomination for the upcoming presidential election is a contract by Mahinda Rajapaksa. 7. Chairman of the National Elections Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya noted that Rs 45.8mn has already been allocated to remove the illegal posters and cut-outs. 8. A supplementary estimate of Rs 21,410 million was tabled in Parliament for a number of expenses including the payment of tax for two luxury security vehicles imported for the President. 9. The Sri Lankan Government’s request for the extradition of former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran is being considered by the Singapore Attorney General’s Department. 10. Airport Customs arrested two Sri Lankan women for attempting to smuggle more than 2 kilograms of the narcotic ICE, with a street value of over Rs. 25.4 million.

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