The Defence Ministry has issued a gazette removing the names of two individuals listed as wanted for terrorism-related activities.
Niklapillai Antony Emil Lakshmi Kanthan a.k.a Ramesh and Murugesu Sri Sanmugarajah have been removed from the list of wanted persons through a gazette extraordinary issued by Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gen.Kamal Gunaratne under the United Nations Act No.45 of 1968.
The Gazette Extraordinary 1854/41 of March 21 2014 will also be amended by the removal of the above two names from the list of designated persons, groups and entities.
An Interpol Red notice was issued in July 2010 for Emil Kanthan over terrorism-related activities. Sanmugarajah was also listed in 2014 for terrorism-related activities.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
Leave Comments