A street-food seller who behaved in an abusive manner towards a tourist, trying to purchase food in Hulftsdorp was produced in courts today after a video recorded by the foreigner went viral on social media.
The suspect was granted bail of Rs. 50,000 in cash and a Rs one million surety bail.
He was arrested by the Keselwatta police and produce in courts as the action was damaging to the tourism industry.
The foreigner had inquired about the price of a Kottu and had been told that it would cost Rs. 1,900. The tourist had said the price was too high and the vendor had rudely driven the tourist away.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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