A 12-hour police curfew is currently in effect till 6.00am tomorrow (19), in several areas within the Galle District.
Accordingly the Police curfew will be imposed to Kurunduwatha, Mahahapugala, Welipitimodara, Ukwaththa, Gintota East, Gintota West and Piyandigama, local media reported.
Police curfew was imposed in several areas in the Galle District due to a tense situation, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara was quoted as saying.
A police curfew has been imposed in Kurunduwatta, Maha Hapugala, Welipitimodara, Ukwatta, Ginthota and Piyandigama Grama Sevaka Divisions.
The curfew was imposed in order to control a tense situation that prevailed in the area and to restore normalcy. According to reports, several houses and shops have been attacked by angry mobs in the Gintota area.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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