UPFA MP and five others were arrested by the Hambantota police over last week's protests and clashes in the area, police said.
Among others arrested were MPS D.V.Chanaka and Prasanna Ranaweera.
They are due to be produced before a Magistrate. Last Friday clashes broke out when the police tried to control the protest organized by the Joint Opposition.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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