Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya has appointed a three-bench trial-at-bar headed by Justice Damith Thotawatte to hear the case on 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 persons including 37 foreigners.
The other members are Justices Amal Ranaraja and Nawaratne Marasinghe.
The appointment comes following a request by the Attorney General Sanjaya Rajaratnam to appoint a trial-at-bar to hear the case against 25 suspects over a number of charges varying from conspiracy, aiding and abetting, colletion of explosives and weapons and murder.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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