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The Chief Jailor and a prison guard who served as the storekeeper of the New Magazine Prison in Colombo have been suspended. They have been suspended from the service over an alleged incident of providing mobile phones to a prisoner who is serving a life sentence, the Spokesman of the Department of Prisons Gamini B. Dissanayake said. The Prisons Spokesman stated that an investigation carried out by the Department of Prisons based on information uncovered during a probe conducted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) revealed that the two prison officers have had a close relationship with the prisoner in…

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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has questioned the recent decision of the Public Security Ministry to decrease the number of personnel provided for her personal security as a former Head of State. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Ministry, former President Kumaratunga said it has come to her attention that her security detail of 50 has been reduced to 30 as per the new decision. She further said that a letter by the Police Officer in charge of her area of residence has cited the highest level of threat to her among the former heads of state…

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Synapse Artificial Intelligence Labs (Pvt) Ltd, a leader in innovative AI-powered marketingsolutions, is pleased to announce its recent achievement at the prestigious National ICTAwards, NBQSA 2024. The company’s flagship product, “Kommon Poll,” an innovative sociallistening tool and analytics platform, has achieved exceptional recognition and received theGold Award for Startup of the Year and the Silver Award in Marketing Solutions in the BusinessServices Category. This double win emphasizes Synapse AI Labs’ dedication to breaking the limit of AI-drivenmarketing technology and strengthening its position as a martech industry leader. KommonPoll, a locally created tool, empowers businesses with all-inclusive social media monitoring,online sentiment…

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The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the countries. Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb of Brampton. It was unclear who instigated the violence and Reuters could not independently verify what happened. The incident happened weeks after Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats, linking them to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in 2023 in Canada. Canada has accused the Indian government of conducting…

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The Supreme Court has ordered to call the defense following an appeal filed by the Attorney General (AG) challenging the verdict issued by Colombo High Court to acquit former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundara from the charges of failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving prior information. The appeal was filed against the verdict issued by a three-member High Court judge bench to acquit the former Defence Secretary and the former IGP from the charges of Criminal dereliction of duty and murder through their failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite…

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The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have arrested a female passenger at the green channel who had arrived from Malaysia with a stock of narcotic substances identified as Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice). The 33-year-old female, with a Thailand passport, had arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Singapore by the flight SQ468 operated by Singapore Airline at around 11.55 p.m. last night. Police said that the stock of drugs, concealed in the food packages in the suspect’s bagages, weighs around 5kg in total and is estimated to have a street value…

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District Returning Officers and Assistant Commissioners have been summoned to the National Election Commission. According to the NEC Chairman, future activities to be carried out for the general election will be discussed during the meeting on Wednesday. The general election is scheduled to take place on the 14th of November 2024.

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The Litro Gas Company says that the prices of it’s domestic LP Gas cylinders will remain unchanged for the month of November 2024. The Chairman of the Litro Gas Company, Channa Gunawardena stated that the company decided to keep the prices of LP gas cylinders unchanged despite the price hike in the global market, in order to provide relief to the consumers. The state-owned company further said that it was possible to provide such relief due to proper management of stocks and operations. Accordingly, the prices of Litro LP gas domestic gas cylinders will remain unchanged as follows: 12.5kg –…

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Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, the wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, has been arrested after appearing before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court as per a court order, over the incident an unregistered car found at her house in the Mirihana area of Nugegoda. Subsequently, the Nugegoda Magistrate has ordered her to be remanded in custody until 07 November, Ada Derana reporter said. Former state Minister Lohan Ratwatte was arrested by Mirihana Police on October 31 in Katugastota, Kandy over an incident of discovering an unregistered car at his wife’s house in the Mirihana area of Nugegoda. The car without registered number…

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The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed challenging the decision to hold the General Election on November 14. The three-member Supreme Court judge bench consisting of Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Shiran Gunaratne and Priyantha Fernando ordered the relevant petition to be dismissed without taking up for hearing following an extended consideration of facts presented. This order was issued after considering the facts presented by the Additional Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General that the date for the election has been properly set by the President in accordance with the Elections Act and that…

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