Two corruption cases filed against Minister Johnston Fernando and two others have been postponed until January 20 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court.
The order was issued after court heard that the Appeal Court had suspended hearings of these cases until January 20.
The syspects have been charged with utilising the services of 153 Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) employees for political activities between 2010 and 2014.
Former CWE Chairman Iraj Fernando, and former CWE Director (Operations) Mohamed Zakeer are the other suspects in the cases.
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.
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