The Court of Appeal today announced its decision to take up the contempt of court case against civil activist Prof Sarath Wijesuriya for hearing on January 14.
A two-judge bench ordered the respondents to file counter objections to the charges before the end of December.
In this case, Prof. Wijesuriya, the Convener of National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ), is accused of making defamatory remarks on social media against the judiciary.
The complaint was filed by Attorney Sampath Vijitha Kumara and retired Army Officer Anil Wasantha Alwis.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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