Summons have been issued on 25 persons to appear before the High Court Special Trial-at-Bar which has been appointed to hear the cases related to the Easter Sunday attacks.
They have been told to appear in courts on October 4.
The special Trial-at-Bar headed by High Court judge Damith Thotawatte, comprises HC Judges Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe.
A request to appoint a Trial-at-Bar was made to the Chief Justice by Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam last month, in order to hear and determine the charges filed under the PTA including charges of conspiracy.
Among the other charges are preparation, aiding and abetting, collection of explosives and weapons, murder and attempted 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.
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.
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