Police fired tear gas to ward off a group of students of the University of Peradeniya (UOP) protesting along the Kandy-Peradeniya Road this evening.
The protest has been staged by the Students’ Union of the UOP challenging the private higher education institutes offering medical degrees, the Online Safety Bill, the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the Anti-Terrorism Bill and the delay in Mahapola Scholarship payments.
The dissenters further expressed concerns over a raise in Mahapola student scholarship allowances.
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.
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.
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