President Has Instructed The TRC From Japan To Remove The Temporary Blockage Of Facebook Immediately

.President Maithripala Sirisena who is currently in Japan for an official tour has instructed 
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to remove the temporary blockage of Facebook with immediate effect.
Earlier the Government has stated that the removal of Facebook blockage will be done after the discussion with Facebook officials who are due to arrive in Sri Lanka today(15).Minister Harin Fernando has said that most probably the temporary b;blockage of Facebook will be lifted by tomorrow(16

 However TRC  not yet  commented on the removal of Facebook blockage.

Plastic Particles Found In Bottled Water Of Nine Countries

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A Body Of A Deceased Wild Elephant Was Recovered In A Chena

A body of a Wild Elephant was recovered in a chena in Maligawila,

Monaragala area yesterday (14).

Wild Life officials have stated that the Elephant was killed due to an electrocution while attempting to enter a cultivation searching food.The deceased Elephant was around 25-35 years old it has been revealed

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Twenty Three Indian Nationals Have Been Arrested Over Staying In The Country By Violating Immigration Laws

The Immigration And Emigrarion 

officials have yesterday  (14)arrested 23 Indian Nationals including a female over staying in Sri Lanka by violating immigration laws during raids carried out in three places of Sea Street ,Pettah last  morming (14).

The suspected Indian Nationals have been arrested over engaging in differernt employment after arriving in the country with  tourist visas .The suspects who are in the age group of  25-30 have been engaged in cloth selling ,fortune telling and mason work at the time of their arrest.

They are due to be expelled from the country soon  according to the authorities.

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A Person Received Death Sentence Over Keep In Possession Of 14.06 Grammes Of Heroin

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatgunge has

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today (14)passed a Death Sentence to a person who found guilty over keeping in possession and smuggling 14.06 Grammes of Heroin .

The death sentence was passed when the case against the accused was taken up for hearing today (14).

The accused was arrested by the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau on 04th of October 2008 in Kalubowila area over smuggling and keep in possession of haul of Heroin .Police Anti Narcotic Bureau  had filed indictments against the accused in Colombo High Court.