The Government today (13) allowed liquor shops to open in areas where curfew has been lifted. In the Colombo and Gampaha districts, where curfew is still in effect, only licensed supermarkets have been permitted to sell alcohol.
Not long after the announcement was made, long queues started forming outside supermarkets selling alcohol in Colombo. Though only state and private sector employees who are reporting for work are supposed to be in Colombo while others are supposed to stay home, it was notable to see that large crowds were still flocking to purchase liquor.
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Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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