EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

Your Wednesday Morning Brief

1. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced that the water supply to Kalutara and surrounding areas will be interrupted from 8 am today (May 08) for a period of 12 hours.
2. A person identified as Naufer Moulavi, believed to be the successor to Zahran Hashmi who led the terror group, was arrested by a Special Unit while at a rest-house in Dambulla.
3. The Mahanayake of the Amarapura sect Agrapanditha Most Venerable Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thero expressed that the April 21st attack did not impact only one community; it was an attack on the way of Sri Lankan life.
4. The speaker announced in parliament yesterday that measures have been taken to strengthen security at the parliamentary complex.
5.  United National Party parliamentarian S.M. Marikkar forwarded a proposal to the Secretary-General of parliament requesting capital punishment for convicted terrorists.
6. Despite the recommencement of schools, the Ministry of Education has decided to temporarily prohibit all extra-curricular activities conducted after school hours.
7.  Former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Robert Blake spoke about the need for transparency in projects and economic viability under China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
8. The Criminal Investigations Department and the Special Task Force located a facility in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa yesterday (May 06) which was set up to be used as a training camp for the members of the banned National Thawheed Jamaath.
9. Four defendants who were found guilty of murder have been sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court.
10. United National Party Parliamentarian Kavinda Jayawardena moved a private members motion in parliament to take over the controversial Batticaloa Campus.

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