Lawyers appearing for parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne filed a motion at the Colombo Magistrate's Court seeking to withdraw the arrest warrant issued on their client.
Senaratne is facing arrest for organising a media briefing attended by two persons who were allegedly involved in being a "white van" driver during an alleged bductions before 2015.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID), upon the instructions of the Attorney General, obtained an arrest warrant from the Colombo Magistrate’s Court this week.
The parliamentarian’s anticipatory bail application, filed before the arrest warrant had been issued, seeking the prevention of his arrest has been fixed for further hearing on December 30.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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