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In a significant crackdown on military desertion, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence announced the arrest of 875 individuals who had unlawfully left the armed forces.According to the Ministry of Defence, the arrests include 704 soldiers and two officers from the Army, 73 personnel from the Navy, and 100 individuals from the Air Force. The operation has been a collaborative effort between the Military Police and the regular police forces, ensuring that those who abandoned their posts are brought to justice.

The Ministry of Education has issued an announcement regarding the end of term school holidays of all government and government-approved private schools in the year 2025.Accordingly, the education ministry stated that the first phase of the first school term of the academic year 2025 will end on Friday (March 14).Meanwhile, the second phase of the first school term of the academic year 2025 is scheduled to commence on April 01 (Tuesday), the statement noted.The 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination is scheduled to be held from March 17 until March 26, 2025.

More details have emerged regarding the suspect, who was arrested this morning in connection with the sexual assault of a female doctor at the doctors’ quarters of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday night (10).The suspect has been identified as a 34-year-old resident of the Galnewa area, the police said.Meanwhile, reports indicate that the arrested suspect, who had been remanded in custody in connection with a separate case, had only been released on Monday (10), the day on which the incident in question had occurred. It has also been revealed that he has previously lived as a layperson wearing monastic robes…

The Court of Appeal has announced that the decision on former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon’s writ petition requesting to cancel the arrest warrant issued on him by the Matara Magistrate’s Court will be delivered on March 17, 2025.The petition filed by Tennakoon before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to prevent his arrest was taken up before the Court of Appeal today (12).The petition, submitted through his legal representatives, requests an interim injunction to stay the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.In his petition, Tennakoon claims that his arrest is being influenced by the…

A Customs officer and two accomplices were arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau on November 3 for illegally importing a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 900,000 through Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).The trio, all residents of Gampola, were apprehended while attempting to smuggle 300 cartons hidden in five suitcases. The cigarettes had arrived on Fly Dubai flight FZ-569 from Dubai.The arrest took place as the Customs officer, presenting his official ID, was attempting to take the goods out of the airport.The three suspects are scheduled to appear before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court on December 3, facing charges of illegal importation,…

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has expressed strong dissatisfaction towards the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) for appearing before the committee without prior preparation.Accordingly, the officials who were present were sent back with instructions to appear on a future date, after being duly informed and adequately prepared.This occurred during a meeting of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) held recently at the Parliament under the Chairmanship of Member of Parliament Aravinda Senarath. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Auditor General’s reports for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, as well as the department’s current performance,…

The health condition of veteran actress Malini Fonseka, widely regarded as the ‘Queen of Sri Lankan cinema’, is showing signs of improvement, hospital sources confirmed.Fonseka was admitted to a private hospital in Colombo a few weeks ago due to an illness. However, her family members stated this morning that she is recovering well.Meanwhile, her family strongly refuted rumors circulating on social media regarding her health, urging the public not to believe or share false information that could cause unnecessary distress.In response to the spread of misinformation, Fonseka’s family has taken legal action against those responsible for disseminating false reports.The family…

The token strike initiated by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) in protest of the recent sexual assault on a female doctor will continue until 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (13), despite the main suspect of the incident being arrested.Speaking to the media, the Secretary of the GMOA Sugath Sugathadasa confirmed the strike’s continuation after a discussion with the Minister of Health. “We are conducting this token strike from 8.00 a.m. today until 8.00 a.m. tomorrow. The strike will conclude tomorrow morning. We, as the Government Medical Officers Association, are resolute in our position that such crimes must not go unchallenged”, he noted.Sugathadasa…

Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday.The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar.The separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in the remote Sibi district, claiming the train was under its control.At least 16 militants have been killed and 104 passengers rescued as of Wednesday morning, local media reported.Among those rescued are 17 injured passengers, who have been hospitalised for treatment.The militants…

150 years of the first-ever Test match will be celebrated in 2027 with a day-night Test between Australia and England at the iconic MCGThe 150th anniversary celebration Test match in 2027 will have a distinctly modern feel, with Cricket Australia today confirming it will be the Australian men’s first under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The match, commemorating the first ever Test, played between Australia and England in Melbourne in 1877, will be the first men’s day-night Test at the venue, and follows the successful women’s Ashes day-night Test at the MCG this summer.The announcement comes to mark two years…