A Batticloe Resident Was Arrested At The Air Port With Rs.4.5 million Worth Foreign Currency

Air Port Custom Officers have today(25) arrested a 40 year old Batticloe(In Eastern Province) resident at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port when he allegedly attempted to leave the country with Foreign Currency worth Rs.4.5 million .

The Custom Officers have found 16,930 British Pounds,1350 Euros and 8050 Qatar Riyals inside the Suspect's luggage.The suspect was arrested when he was trying to board a flight  to Singapore according to the Custom Officers.

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Susil Premjayantha Has Tendered His Resignation As The General Secretary Of UPFA

Elected MP Susil Premjayantha who has been removed from the Secretary Post Of United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) before election has today(25) tendered his resignation letter from the Post to the President Maithripala Sirisene.

In the letter of resignation sent to the President Elected MP Susil Premjayantha has said that he is disappointed the way some of UPFA coalition party leaders behaved during past few days by criticizing him for not allocated  National List MP Posts for coalition parties of UPFA.

President Sirisene as the chairman of the UPFA has  removed both Susil Premjayantha and Anura Priyadarshana Yapa as the general secretaries of UPFA and SLFP respectively through a court order just before the election.
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Swearing In Ceremony Of The Cabinet Has Been Postponed

The swearing in ceremony of the new Cabinet which is scheduled to be held today(25) has been postponed to another date during this week government sources have said.The swearing ceremony was postponed due to confusion arisen when allocating some ministerial portfolios among MP's of governing United National Party(UNP) and United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) sources have added.

It is believed that the new Cabinet will comprise around 50 Members  and they are due to be sworn in before the President Maithripala Sirisene and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe in two phases .

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International Community Cannot Conduct an International Inquiry On Sri Lankan War Crimes- Prime Minister

Prime Minster Ranil Wikramasinghe

The International Community has no legitimate right to conduct an international inquiry on alleged War Crimes said to be occurred in  Sri Lanka  during last phase of the war in 2009 according to Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

International Community has made this international inquiry  request due to the Lack of judiciary independence prevailed in the country  during  former government prime minister has stressed.

Such an inquiry can be conducted Only through the local mechanism prime  minister has said during an interview conducted with "The Hindu " paper published in India.