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Anura Kumara vows to continue campaign for elections

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Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)  Anura Kumara Dissanayake today vowed to continue their campaign demanding that Local Government elections be held as soon as possible.

The JVP leader was addressing his party supporters after police, using tear gas and water cannons dispersed a protest march of the National Peoples Movement (NPP) at Union Place Colombo.

Mr Dissanayake said tear gas and water cannons would not stop them from continuing their campaign for elections.

He said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe was confined to limited areas such as the Parliament and the President’s House, but does not have the support of the public and therefore cannot reach out to the public.

“Though the Police used tear gas against our supporters today, they would eventually end on our side”, he said.

He said that police should come forward to protect the people and not the families who are corrupt.

Earlier, the JVP backed NPP launched their protest march from  near the Nelum Pokuna area and were heading towards Union place when they were interrupted by the Police .

Senior members of the JVP argued with the Police for more than half an hour demanding that they be allowed to march to the Fort area.

However, Police said that in view of a court order they would not be allowed to continue their protest march.

Eventually, police used tear gas and water cannons and dispersed the protesters.

Some 20 persons were injured in the process of dispersing from the area.

Earlier in the day the Fort Magistrate’s Court issued an order preventing any protest marches around the Kollupitiya and Colombo Fort areas. The order said they could not enter Galle Face, the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s House, the Finance Ministry premises etc.

The order was issued on 26  persons including Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

(sundaytimes.lk)

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Harley Davidsons found in Bird Park hideout

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Some twenty illegally imported high-end, high-capacity motorcycles—including eight Harley-Davidsons—were recovered during a raid conducted by the Central Anti-Corruption Task Force at a warehouse inside Bird Park, Hambantota.

Police said investigations are continuing to determine who owned the bikes and why they were hidden in the warehouse.

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Navy nabs 4 suspects with smuggled spices, medicine & cosmetics

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During a search operation conducted in the beach vicinity of Devils Point, Kilinochchi on 11 July 25, the Navy took hold of a stock of spices, medicine and cosmetic products which have been made ready for distribution.

The operation also led to the apprehension of 04 suspects and 02 cabs.

The operation was mounted by SLNS Buwaneka in the North Central Naval Command in Loggannawadi, Devils Point.

After searching 02 suspicious cabs in the locality, naval personnel recovered 300kg of cardamom, 260kg of turmeric powder, 273kg of dried ginger as well as medicine and cosmetic products loaded in the vehicles.

And also, 04 suspects in connection to the incident were also taken into naval custody.

The suspects detained by the Navy in this operation have been identified as residents of Erakkandi, Kalmunaikudi, Trincomalee and Puttalam, aged between 39 and 49.

The suspects together with the vehicles and seized items were handed over to the Customs Preventive Office in Katunayake for onward legal action.

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China, Sri Lanka agree to speed up FTA negotiations

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday called upon his Sri Lankan counterpart Vijitha Herath to expedite the finalisation of the China-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Minister Yi was speaking during a bilateral meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the two sides vowed to deepen their strategic cooperative partnership and enhance practical cooperation.

A China-Sri Lanka FTA, which has been under discussion for some time, is likely to boost two-way trade and also address the imbalance in the trade figures.

Minister Yi also called on both sides to deepen high-quality Belt and Road (BRI) cooperation, jointly implement the two flagship projects – the Colombo Port City and the Hambantota Port, and create new growth points for cooperation in fields such as Green Energy, Digital Economy, modern agriculture and maritime (Blue) economy.

Talking specifically on cooperation in the maritime domain, Minister Yi said such cooperation is mutually beneficial, adding that it does not target any third party and should not be interfered with by any third party. 

The Chinese Foreign Minister said the so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy” pursued by certain parties provokes confrontation and coerces all parties to take sides, which is not in line with the trend of the times and will not be supported by regional countries.

Wang said China is ready to work with Sri Lanka to push the development of the strategic cooperative partnership featuring mutual assistance and ever-lasting friendship between the two countries. 

Minister Herath said Sri Lanka attaches great importance to its relations with China, and firmly adheres to the “One China” principle. 

Minister Herath said that bilateral cooperation has brought tangible benefits to Sri Lankans and promoted the development and connectivity of the region. 

Sri Lanka will enhance practical cooperation with China in areas including trade and investment, infrastructure and ocean, and further deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperative partnership in a number of sectors.

Source – sundayobserver.lk / Xinhua

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