Sri LankTan National Cricket Team Captain Angelo Mathews Has Given A Statement To Financial Crimes Investigations Division Over Match Fixing Allegations

Sri Lankan National Cricket Team Captain Angelo Mathews has arrived at Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division Office this morning with his lawyer to give a statement as a witness of the ongoing investigations on alleged Match Fixing allegations leveled against some officials and cricketers attach to Sri Lankan National Team.

The Financial Crimes Investigations Division is also due to take a statement from the Manager of Sri Lankan National Cricket Team Jerry Wourtez 

Sri Lanka Cricket has already suspended the services of Sri Lankan Fast Bowling Coach Anusha Samaranayake and Bowler Gayan Viswajith over the match fixing allegations.

Police Have Used Water Cannons To Disperse The Protest March Organized By Front line Socialist Party

The Police have used Water Cannons and dispersed the Protest March organized by Front line Socialist Party after it reached the Lotus Roundabout In Colombo this evening.

The Lotus Road was blocked for hours due to the protest march it has been reported.

This protest march was organized by   demanding the government   to provide Political Rights of  detained Front line Socialist Party Political Bureau Member Kumar Gunaratnam who is in remand due to violating visa procedure and to ensure the Democracy in the country according to the Front Line Socialist Party.

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Sri Lankan Government Has Issued Orders To Courts In North To Release 106 Detained Indian Fishermen

Sri Lankan Government has issued orders to Courts in Northern Province on Monday(18)to release  106  Indian Fishermen who were detained while illegally fishing in Sri Lankan Waters. 

The orders to release 55 detained Indian Fishermen have been issued to the Courts in Mannar and Jaffna (Northern Province) while the releasing process of remaining  51 detained Indian Fishermen is due to be completed soon according to the Authorities.

Most of these  Indian Fishermen have been arrested since last November authorities have said.

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Around 20,000 Sri Lankans Have Died Annually Due To The Illnesses Caused By Tobacco Smoking -Ministry Of Health

Around 20,000 Sri Lankans have died annually due to to the illnesses caused by  Tobacco Smoking according to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine.

As a measure of  preventing these  Deaths caused by Tobacco Smoking the Health Ministry has decided to take stern action against those who are  importing Illegal Cigarette Packs to the country.

These illegal cigarette Packs which not even carrying pictorial warning messages on tobacco related diseases are being largely circulated among locals due to the lapses of  legal system in the country the Ministry has said.