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Hostile street food owner bailed (Update)

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The street food owner who was arrested after being hostile to a tourist, has been granted bail.

When the accused was produced before the court earlier today (17), he was ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs. 50,000 and surety bail of Rs. 1 million.

The suspect was accused of trying to charge Rs. 1,900 from a foreigner for a Kottu Roti and becoming hostile after the foreigner refused to buy the food item at the quoted price.


(Previously published at 2024/04/17 at 9:33 am)

A street food outlet owner in Keselwatta who had become verbally hostile to a foreign national had been arrested yesterday (16), police say.

Videos of the incident had gone viral online.

The foreigner had approached the street food stall and inquired of the prices, refusing to purchase after the prices were stated. In response, the suspect had threatened the foreigner to move if he did not intend to purchase anything.

The arrested suspect is a 51 year old and a resident of the Colombo 12 area.

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Halloluwa requests new date to appear before CID

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board – Thusitha Halloluwa, has requested a new date to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The summons relates to an ongoing investigation into an allegedly defamatory and false statement made against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The complaint was filed by a group of lawyers representing the National People’s Power, who urged the CID to launch an urgent investigation and initiate legal action. 

He was summoned to appear at the CID today to provide a statement in this regard.

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Indian HC issues statement on ‘Operation Sindoor’

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The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a statement on the ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched by the Indian Armed Forces targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the statement, 09 sites have been targeted.

The statement further notes :

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non- escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

 “These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable.”

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Prasanna Ranaweera remanded (Update)

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Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has been remanded until May 19 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

He had surrendered to the court earlier today (May 07).


(Previous news 2025 May 07 –11.00.a.m.)

Prasanna Ranaweera surrenders to court

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has surrendered to the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today (May 07).

Previously, an open warrant was issued for Ranaweera’s arrest over allegedly selling a plot of state-owned land in Kiribathgoda to a private party by forging documents.

Several persons including former Minister Mervyn Silva are currently in remand custody over the incident.

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