"We need only two days to control the Ava gang operating in Jaffna peninsula," Security Forces Jaffna Headquarters Commander Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi said.
"We have already briefed the President on the security situation with regard to the Ava group and are awaiting his final instructions," he said, addressing a news conference in Jaffna today.
He said the Army would not get involved in maintaining law and order in the Jaffna peninsula since it was a matter for the police. However, if the Army was called in, "we are prepared to step in to bring the situation under control," he said
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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