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Hostile street food owner bailed (Update)

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1 year ago

April 17, 2024

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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)

Street food outlet owner arrested for being hostile to foreigner

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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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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10 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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14 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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15 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.