Five HNDA students who were arrested for behaving aggresively during yesterday's protest were ordered to be remanded till March 01 by the Fort Magistrate's Court today (Feb 27).
The protesting students took to the streets to urge the Govt to increase the amount of the Mahapola scholarship to Rs 5000. In addition, Lotus Road in Colombo was closed off owing to the protestors marching on the streets.
Following unsuccessful discussions that the students had with officials at the Presidential Secretariat, it is reported that some protestors became aggressive with the Police. At which point it is claimed that tear gas and water cannons were used to disperse the crowds.
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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