Three persons who had been arrested for allegedy supplying explosives to the bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks have been remanded until August 19.
The remand order was issued by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate's court today (Aug 5).
Submitting a progress report on the investigations into the suspects before court, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) stated that further inquiries were still underway.
The CID also told court that two of the remanded suspects, who are being questioned upon a 90-day detention order, have been identified as founding members of the banned National Thowheed Jamath group.
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.
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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