by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi and Ranil Wijayapala

UPFA Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday told the House that it has now transpired that the caller who posed as Minister Lal Kantha and contacted the ITN during the live telecast of a political debate was an individual employed at the residence of Colombo District MP Ravi Karunanayake.
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'Academic' issue causes uproar in House

by Bharatha Malawaraarchchi and Ranil Wijayapala

A debate on whether the country's Legislators should posses academic qualifications to be members of Parliament caused an uproar during yesterday's sittings in the House when an oral question for demanding such qualification was raised by Colombo District UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake.
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IGP orders crack squad to investigate Embilipitiya Courthouse blast

by Sarath Malalasekera

A special high powered squad of the Criminal Investigation Department was dispatched to Embilipitiya yesterday to conduct a full scale investigation into Monday's bomb throwing incident at the Embilipitiya Magistrate's Court.
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