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High Court imposes death sentence on suspect convicted of heroin possession
The Colombo High Court today imposed a death sentence on a suspect who was arrested for being in possession and transporting 29.43 grams of heroin in 2017.
High Court Judge Shashi Mahendran had ordered that both charges which were filed against the suspect were proven beyond reasonable doubt.
The suspect has been identified as Shanmugam Ilankoovan, 40, who is a father of two.
The Attorney General claimed that the suspect had committed the offence on December 11, 2017.
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Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
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National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
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Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
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SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
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