Following a complaint by a group of Buddhist monks, author Shakthika Sathkumara was arrested and remanded for penning a short story which was viewed as being derogatory to the Buddhist faith.
Mr Sathkumar has been remanded until April 09 by the Polgahawela Magistrates Court today (Apr 02).
A complaint was filed by a group of clergymen against the author for publishing a short-story by the title
'Kalu Makara' (Black Dragon)' which the complainants claimed was against the Buddhist faith.
The short story which was alleged to have insulted the Buddhist faith centered around cases of alleged sexual abuse taking place inside Buddhist temples.
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.
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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