Police fired high pressure water cannons last evening, to disperse a group of residents from Kotakethana, who were staging a protest on the Colombo – Embilipitiya main road. The Colombo – Embilipitiya main road which was obstructed due to the protest till late last night was re-opened for traffic earlier Friday morning. The protesters had obstructed the the Colombo – Embilipitiya main road while engaging in their protest. The protest commenced in the evening, following the acquittal of three suspects in a double murder that occurred in Kotakethana, Kahawatte, in 2012.
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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