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COLOMBO (News 1st) 1. TNA MP R. Sampanthan says the proposed new constitution that was due to be presented on the 7th of December will be presented on the 7th of February. 2. The Colombo Range Vice Squad arrested a suspect for the possession of 1.5 kg of heroin worth Rs. 18 Million. 3. The Police has launched investigations into an incident where a dog was burnt alive while in a cage in Koppara Junction, Negombo. 4. Former Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi of the Sri Lankan Navy has been further remanded till the 09th of January in connection to the abduction of 11 youth. 5. DIG Nalaka De Silva and Indian national Marsili Thomas were further remanded till January 16, 2019, in connection to the VIP assassination plot. 6. A 57-year-old individual was injured in a shooting near the Thotupola Junction in Kalutara North. 7. Minister Malik Samarawickrama appoints his own three-member committee to review the report compiled by the President’s committee of experts on the Sri Lanka – Singapore Free Trade Agreement. 8. President Sirisena has promised to remove any legal barriers that hinder authorities from conducting drug raids. 9. A 29-year-old British man drowned in a water-pool close to the Lakshapana Waterfall yesterday (January 2). 10. Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayarathne noted that a decision on a case against MP Johnston Fernando will be given on the 26th of January.

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