The further examination of witness statements in a case involving the 2012 Welikada Prison riots has been fixed for further hearing on November 22 by the Colombo High Court.
Former Police Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa, former Prisons Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa and prisons intelligence officer Indika Sampath have been named as the accused in the case.
The 2012 Welikada prison riots left 27 inmates dead and 40 injured.
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.
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.
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