Sri Lankan Naval Ship 'Gemunu' in Ragama has been declared as a detention centre for those arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
The declaration was made via a gazette notification issued by President Maithripala Sirisena on May 24. Accordingly, suspects who have been arrested under Section 9 (1) of the PTA could be detained onboard the Naval Ship.
According to Section 9 (1) of the PTA, these suspects may be detained upto a period of three months. This detention period may be extended without exceeding three months at a time.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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