Water cannons and tear gas were used to disperse protesting harbour workers who gathered at Colombo Fort. Protestors were against handing over of the eastern jetty of the Colombo harbour to an Indian company .
Protesters began there march from the entry point of the Colombo Harbour. The tear gas and cannons were fired when the crowds reached the presidential secretariat.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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