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Navy Sampath remanded over disappearances of 11 youths in Colombo
The Colombo magistrate courts today remanded Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi , popularly known as ‘Navy Sampath’ until August 29 over the abduction of 11 youths in Colombo during the last stages of the war. He was arrested by the CID yesterday, at Lotus Road Colombo along with a fake National Identity Card.
The 44 year old former Lept Commanding officer of Navy was also named as one of the key suspect over the assassination of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian N. Raviraj.
The 11 youth went missing in 2008 and 2009 and are believed to have been killed.Previously, the CID arrested Navy officers including the former Navy Spokesperson, Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake in relation to the case
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CBSL Governor warns reversal of reforms could trigger new crisis
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has cautioned that reversing the current economic programme could lead to a resurgence of the severe economic and social crisis Sri Lanka endured nearly two years ago.
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Australia’s United Petroleum to commence retail operations from Sep.
United Petroleum (UP) was launched in Sri Lanka today and will commence retail fuel operations in September with 150 dealer owned and operated fuel stations.
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President opens Sri Lanka’s first LNG power plant
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated the open cycle phase of the “Sobadhanavi” 350 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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