The court of Appeal has ordered that the petition appealing the death sentence issued by the Colombo High Court against Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara alias 'Vele Sudha', will be heard on February 21.
The petition was called up today by Appeal Court Judge Deepali Wijesundera. However, owing to further examinations the case has been postponed till Feb 21
The Colombo High Court on October 14 passed the death sentence of the accused for the possession of seven grams of heroin in 2008.
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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