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Man arrested over Bomb scare at Kandy Court complex (Update)

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The owner of the mobile phone number through which a false tip-off was provided to the ‘119’ Police Emergency Hotline regarding an impending bomb attack in the Kandy Court complex, has been arrested.

Police said that the 53-year-old owner of the relevant SIM card was arrested this afternoon (02), based on information received by the Kandy Police through Ginigathhena Police.

However, the OIC of Kandy Police stated that the suspect did not have a mobile phone in his possession at the time of the arrest, and that he told the police during interrogations that his phone was misplaced last evening (01).

The arrested suspect has been identified as a conductor of a private passenger transport bus, according to police.

Kandy Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.

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A tense situation has arisen at the Kandy Court complex this morning (July 02) over a bomb scare.

Accordingly, the bomb disposal unit of Sri Lanka Army together with Sri Lanka Police commenced a special security operation within the court premises.

According to reports, all cases that were scheduled to be heard and the delivering of verdicts fixed for today at the Kandy Court complex have been postponed until July 16, 2024.

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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