COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Wednesday Morning Brief

1. The first Cabinet Meeting of the new government is due to take place today (November 27), under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 2. The Department of Examinations stated that the results of the 2019 GCE Advanced Level examination will be released in December. 3. Colombo Municipal Commissioner Palitha Nanayakkara said the time allocated to collect garbage in the Colombo City has been amended. 4. Two men found guilty of committing armed robbery and several other crimes were each sentenced to 27 years in prison by Colombo Chief High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi. 5. The Ratnapura Additional Magistrate imposed a fine against a commercial entity that was engaged in the illegal distribution of products using the PE+ registered trademark. 6. Milinda Moragoda, the founder of the Pathfinder Foundation and former minister, advocates that the government should hold a non-binding referendum in conjunction with the general election. 7. Airline spokesperson of LOT Polish Airlines Michał Czernicki noted that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was grounded at the Bandaranaike International Airport due to a malfunction. 8. A private web news outlet, News Hub which is located in Delkanda was inspected yesterday (November 26). 9. The evidence examination in the case filed against Dr Nalaka Godahewa, the former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and two others will commence on February 5, 2020. 10. Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa notified the Colombo High Court that he will be travelling to Malaysia.

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