Release of all LTTE detainees by mid 2012
All measures are in place to release the
remaining former LTTE cadres by the middle of next year following
the completion of their training programme, a government official
said. The last remaining group of 700 former LTTE cadres will be
released by mid-2012 after providing them the mandatory 12 months'
training, said Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Ministry's
secretary A. Dissanayake.
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Heroin worth Rs 100 m seized, suspect arrested
The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday arrested a suspect
with a parcel containing 4.2 killograms of heroin (brown sugar)
worth around Rs 100 million. The suspect, a resident of the Vavuniya
district, was arrested in Thalpadu, Mannar, said Navy Spokesman
Commander Kosala Warnakulasooriya.
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Warning to Sri Pada pilgrims
The police have advised persons on pilgrimage to
Sri Pada to refrain from taking alcohol, polythene and plastics.
They have also advised the public not to bathe in streams and rivers
in the area, as several deaths have been reported.
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