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Ishara Sewwandi arrested in Nepal to brought to SL today

Ishara Sewwandi who was arrested in Nepal over the shooting of Ganemulle Sanjeewa inside the courtroom is due to be brought back to Sri Lanka today.

STF arrested five individuals with 839kg narcotics

Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested five individuals yesterday for the seizure of 51 sacks containing 839kg of heroin, crystal methamphetamine and hashish in the Southern seas.

Former Minister Manusha gets bail

Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)  and produced before Colombo Magistrate’s Court was released on bail. He was arrested for alleged irregularities during the tenure of the previous government regarding sending of Sri Lankan workers to Israel for employment in the agricultural sector.

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake gets bail

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake accused of obstructing the duties of a police constable at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court was granted bail, after he presented himself in courts. He was released on bail of two sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.

SSP Hemal Prashantha transferred out of Police Narcotics

Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemal Prashantha was transferred from his post as Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau to the post of Acting Commandant of the Police Field Force Headquarters.

New initiatives launched by the government to boost tourism

The government has launched on facilitating visa issuance, streamlining the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) process for tourists, increasing the number of airport counters to minimise congestion upon tourist arrivals, regarding the enhancement of online ticket purchasing options at locations where tourists are required to buy tickets during their visits to tourist attractions, addressing the challenges faced by tourists and other stakeholders in the tourism sector.