Five arrested over arson attack on birthday party

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1 year ago

August 1, 2023

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Five suspects were arrested in connection with the incident of setting fire to a house where a birthday party was being held in Thonikkal, Vavuniya.

Police said the suspects were arrested in Medavaithyakulam, Sivapuram, Pampemaduwa and Nelakkulama last evening (31).

Officers of the Vavuniya Police and Vavuniya Crime Investigation Division have conducted the raid to arrest the suspects along with three motorcycles on charges of aiding and abetting the crime.

The suspects aged 24, 27, 31 and 34 are to be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

On July 23, a group of unknown men entered a house where a child’s birthday party was held and attacked the people before setting the house on fire.

Ten people in the house were injured and a married couple who were taken to the hospital succumbed to injuries.

A two-year-old male child, seven-year-old and 13-year-old female children, four females between the ages of 19 and 41, and a 42-year-old male are still undergoing treatment at the Vavuniya Hospital.

Police said that it received CCTV footage showing a masked group setting fire to the house and attacking the residents. The suspects were arrested through investigations done based on the footage.

President holds talks with ITAK MPs

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11 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat.

During the discussion, the ITAK MPs brought to the President’s attention the longstanding challenges faced by the people in the Northern and Eastern regions.

Parliamentarians Sivagnanam Shritharan, Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, Shanmugam Kugathasan, Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, Gnanamuthu Srineshan, Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran, Elayathamby Srinath, and Thurairasa Raviharan also attended the meeting.

(President’s Media Division)

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Govt. policy statement passed in Parliament sans vote

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11 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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The resolution on the Statement of the Government Policy presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21 was passed unanimously in Parliament today (Dec. 04) without a vote.

The debate on the Statement of the Government Policy was held as a two-day debate from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm yesterday (Dec. 03) and from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm today.

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W.M. Mendis’ liquor manufacturing license to be suspended

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11 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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The liquor manufacturing license issued to W.M. Mendis & Co. Limited will be suspended from tomorrow (December 5) due to their failure to pay Rs. 5.7 billion in excise taxes and surcharges, the Excise department said.

Accordingly, as per the provisions Excise Ordinance Act, the Commissioner General of Excise has ordered to suspend the liquor manufacturing license issued to W.M. Mendis & Co. Limited effective from tomorrow.

The department further stated that measures have been taken to suspend the liquor manufacturing process from tomorrow (December 5) and to not renew the other licenses issued to the company from December 31 onwards if the company continues non-payment of tax arrears and surcharges.