Three Persons Had Arrested Over Smuggling A Stock Of Valuable Foreign Flower Plants Without A Quarantine Certificate

Airport Customs officers have

yesterday (21)arrested three Persons including two females over attempting to smuggle a stock of valuable flower plants including Anthuriums and Orchids brought from Thailand without obtaining a Quarantine Certificate to Sri Lanka at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport.

The three suspects  are residents of Kelaniya ,Ja Ela and Matara areas.

They were arrested with a stock of Flowers plants with a value of nearly Rs.500,000 it has been reported.

By bringing the flower plants without a Quarantine Certificate  The suspects had  violated the regulations of fauna and flora act Airport Customs officers said.

Lieutinent Erantha Pieris Arrested Over Abduction And Disappearance Of Former Cartoonist Eknaligoda Has Been Remanded

Army Intelligance Officer Lieutenant

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Colonel  Erantha Pieris arrested over Abducting and dissaperance of cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda had been remanded until 28 th of September by the Homagama Magistrate Court yesterday  (21).

He was produced before the Court yesterday.

The Ieutinent  was arrested last Thursday evening (20) by the CID officers  after giving a statement regarding the abduction and disappearence of Eknaligoda at CID Headquarters .

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Fierce Fighting Has Erupted Among Tuskers And Elephants At Kala And Balalu Wewa Areas

Fierce fighting has  erupted among Tuskers and Wild Elephants near Kala Wewa (Tank) and Balalu Wewa these days during mornings and noon due to the 'must ' season of them it has been reported.

Among the Tuskers and Elephants that are involved in fighting with others are "Ravatha" Elephant and "Esala" Tusker .

Mother Elephants are  meanwhile  reportedly attempting to save their  Baby calf's from the fighting according to reports.

Wild Life officers have appealed the villagers to refrain from loitering around Kala and Balalu Wewa areas due to the Elephant -Tusker fightings. 

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Joint Opposition MP's Wimal Weerawansha And Prasanna Ranaweera Had Been Suspended Attending Parliament Over Violating Standing Orders

Parliament today (21)have approved

two proposals to suspend Joint Opposition MP's Wimal Weerawansha and Prasanna Ranaweera from attending Parliament for two weeks and four weeks respectively over violating Parliamentary stand standing  orders .

Accordingly Colombo District Joint Opposotion MP Wimal Weerawansha had been suspended from attending Parliament for two weeks through a proposal approved in Parliament by a majority of 8 votes, while 29 voted for and 21 voted against and Gampaha District Joint Opposition MP Prasanna Ranaweera had been suspended from attending Parliament for four weeks from a proposal passed with 20 majority votes, 41 voted for and 21 voted against .