Seventeen police officers on immediate transfer

Seventeen police officers including the OIC of the Dikwella Police, had been immediately transferred to the Matara Police Headquarters, following a clash that broke out between the police and residents of the area,

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Navy chief tells military, state agencies:

‘Work as a team’

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage on Friday urged closer collaboration between multinational military and state agencies and groups that would be the first to respond to calamities and added that this will help improve both disaster preparedness and assistance.

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Bus crew begs pardon in court to woman they attempted to rape

A driver and conductor who allegedly tried to rape a woman inside their bus, begged pardoned from the victim in open court in the traditional Sinhala custom. The magistrate also ordered them to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation to the woman.

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