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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Three Sri Lankan Businessman Had Been Arrested With A Stock Of Dubai Made Cigarettes

Airport Customs officers have arrested

three Sri Lankan Businessman arrived in from Dubai whilst attempting to smuggle 287 foreign manufactured Cigarette Cartons containing 57,900 Cigarette sticks and 50 Cigarette packs to the country at Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport last friday (09) morning .

The three suspects who are of the ages 35,37 and 38 years and residents of Yanthampalawa -Kurunagala, Marawila -Chilaw and Grand pass Colombo had arrived at Katunayake Airport From Dubai.

They have been arrested whilst attempting to leave Airport through a Green channel. The stock of Cigarettes illegally brought to Sri Lanka stored in the luggages of the suspects.

Airport Customs believes the Stock of Cigarettes worth around Rs.2.89 million brought to Sri Lanka by targeting forthcoming Christmas season .

One of the Businessmen arrested had been fined Rs.50;000 and the stock of Cigarettes had been confiscated by the Airport Customs .

A New Student Convener Has Been Appointed To Inter University Students Federation

Inter University Students Federation

(IUSF) which organizes University Students protests has elected the former President of the Peradeniya University Students Union Mahil Bandara Dehideniya as it's new convener during a meeting held yesterday(10 ).

He has replaced the former convener of IUSF Lahiru weerasekara unanimously by All University Student Unions representatives during a meeting held at University of Peradeniya.

USA And Canada Says They Are Deeply Concerned On The Dissolvement Of Sri Lankan Parliament

US State Department and Canada have stated yesterday (10)they are deeply concerned over the dissolvement of Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena.

US State Departments has stated through a Twitter message "dissolvement of Parliament will further deepened the political crisis .As a committed partner of Sri Lanka USA believes Democratic institutions and process need to be respected at this stage to ensure stability and progress "it says.

Canadian Government too says It will deeply concerned on the dissolvement of Sri Lankan Parliament.