Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith today (3) questioned how the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had released Riyaj Bathiudeen, brother of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen from custody despite keeping him in custody for five months on allegations he was linked to the plotters of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks. Cardinal Ranjith questioned if the release indicated a "political deal" was afoot.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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