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Tiran to arrest Keheliya?

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5 months ago

December 22, 2023

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Public Security Minister Tiran Alles says that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella will be arrested if there is concrete evidence that the latter had been involved in the importation of substandard drugs.

Minister Tiran Alles had said this while responding to a journalist who had queried on the non-arrest of the former Health Minister.

“I usually don’t talk about the goings on of other ministries. However, with regard to this incident, the CID is already investigating. If the investigations lead to concrete evidence proving that the minister is in the wrong, they will also arrest him. But there must be evidence. It will not happen just because the media and political parties call for the arrest of the minister. At the present, some have already been arrested. Then I saw in the media that there were calls to arrest the Ministry Secretary. The secretary was only arrested because incriminating evidence existed. If such evidence exists against the minister, he too will be arrested. There will be no difference,” he said.

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Liquor shops closed

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1 hour ago

May 20, 2024

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All liquor shops across the country will be closed on May 23 and 24 in view of the Wesak festival, the Excise Department has announced

In the Matale city limits the liquor shops will be closed from May 21, 22, 23 and 24th as the State Wesak festival is being held in Matale this year.

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RW expresses condolences over Iranian President’s death

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1 hour ago

May 20, 2024

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian and other senior Irani officials.

“I express my deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the bereaved families, the government and the people of Iran. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of President Raisi and his entourage,” the President said in a X message.

Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian and other senior Irani officials. I express my deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the bereaved families, the government and the people of Iran.…
— Ranil Wickremesinghe (@RW_UNP) May 20, 2024

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Chief prelates call to grant a presidential pardon to Gnanasara Thera on Vesak Day

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May 20, 2024

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Chief Prelates of the Malwathu, Asgiri, Ramanna Nikaya, and the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha have urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grant Ven. Gnanasara Thera a presidential pardon on Vesak Poya day.

In a letter to the President, the Chief Prelates noted that Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera was sentenced to four years in prison on March 28, 2024, after being found guilty of causing discord during a media discussion about the Kooragala Rajamaha Vihara in 2016.

They point out that the Thera had also taken steps to alert authorities about extremist activities in society, helping to prevent the spread of some extremist groups in Sri Lanka.

As a result, several potential extremist conflicts in Sri Lankan society were averted, the letter adds.