A 40 year old father was arrested for killing his two children by throwing them into a well early morning today in Mavadichchenai, Batticaloa, Police said.
Police said the victims aged seven and ten were staying in a Children Home in Colombo after the mother passed away five years ago. Both children were brought back to Batticaloa recently in order to admit them in a nearby school. Batticaloa police are conducting further investigation over the incident.
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Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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