Iranamadu airstrip to be opened in March

The Iranamadu domestic airport, fully constructed with Sri Lanka Air Force resources and know how, is to be commissioned by early March, Air Force Spokesman Wing Commander Shiraz Jaldeen said yesterday. He stated the project of transforming the onetime LTTE airstrip in the Iranamadu forest commenced 11 months ago and 85 percent of the construction is completed.

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Angulana murder: Appeal hearings in August

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed for August 5, 6 and 8 hearings of the application filed against the conviction and jail term imposed on the three police officers and one Civil Defence Force personnel in the Anugulana triple murder case.

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Sakvithi gets two years’ RI for bigamy

Chandana Weerakumara alias Sakvithi Ranasinghe, head of the defunct Sakvithi Constructions, in remand custody for defrauding depositors over Rs 100 million, was sentenced to a term of two years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 25,000 by High Court Judge Vimal Nambuwansa in a bigamy case filed by his wife yesterday.

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Japanese trapping butterflies arrested

A Japanese national was arrested by the Matale Police while capturing butterflies near the Matale Railway station on January 30. The Police said the suspect had two live and two dead butterflies in his possession at the time of his arrest.

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