COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Thursday Morning Brief

1. Three suspects including a woman connected to heroin trafficking have been arrested in Seeduwa by the Police Special Task Force. 2. Over the past 16 days, 6721 dengue patients were reported from across the country. 3. Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka remanded until tomorrow by Colombo Magistrate’s Court. 4. A Pakistani national was sentenced to life in prison by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga after he was convicted for trafficking and possessing heroin. 5. Business leader Susantha Ratnayake has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Investment. 6. The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar decides to commence the examination of evidence in the case filed against 09 Intelligence Officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumararatne, who was the Commanding Officer of the Giritale Army Camp, on February 20th. 7. Department of Examinations stated that the A/L results of 2019 will be released before January. 8. The National Building Research Organization has issued a Level 1 yellow alert for Matale, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. 9. The World Bank approved a $25 million loan to the Government of Sri Lanka to improve the transparency and efficiency of core government and public financial management functions. 10. 02 police sergeants attached to the Kurunegala Police have been interdicted over the killing of a woman with a sharp object inside the Kegalle courtroom premises on December 17.

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