UPDATE : CMC member Kulathissa Geeganage has been remanded until January 11 over the CPC incident on October 26 last year.
CMC councillor arrested over Ceylon Petroleum Corporation incident
Colombo Municipal Councillor Kulathissa Geeganage has been arrested by the Police Crimes Division for invovlement in an incident which took place at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in October last year.
Mr. Geeganage has been arrested for obstructing police officers at the CPC while also being a part of an unlawful gathering.
Tense scenes were witnessed on October 26 last year when Minister Arjuna Ranatunga had entered the premises of the CPC.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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.
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