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The victim's mother, R Ranjani, rejected speculation of possible suicide by the girl.
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The victim’s mother said she had asked Bathiudeen’s wife to go easy on the child as she was still minor.
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Prayer congregations are limited to just 100 people.
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Vietnam had recently offered to share the country's experience in organic fertilizer
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The postmortem report is to be presented to court on Monday.
Expanding tourism also discussed
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The teenager was a resident of Dayagama and had come to work as a maid at the former minister’s house , police said.
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Virtual table top exercise (TTX) to improve joint operations and co-operation
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Amnesty International said Hizbullah was detained on "trumped-up charges" under the "draconian" PTA.
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"I will not hesitate to take legal action against any media organisation that attempts to disturb the peace."
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The report noted, among other issues, an alleged increase in surveillance and intimidation of civil society.
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Sri Lanka’s overcrowded prisons housed 28,000 to 30,000 prisoners at any given time before the pandemic.
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Seventeen of the 37 leaders are making the list for the first time.
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However, the family has yet to arrive at a final decision, she said.
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“It will be a centre for international money laundering for the local and international mafia."
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The archaeology department does not wish to harass anybody by dragging them to court, the director general said.
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This is at least the fourth occasion in Samarasinghe's decades-long career that he was appointed to this position.
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"... not favors to friends or blatantly cynical measures to keep trade preferences," the HRW South Asia Director said.
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A video circulating online shows Sri Lankan batsman Danushka Gunathilaka also roaming the streets of Durhan.
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“I won’t have to face punishment because I have not done any wrong.”
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Reports showed inmates at the Welikada prison protesting from the roof of a building at the prison premises.
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"Another example of selective, arbitrary granting of pardons that weakens rule of law and undermines accountability"
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"We regret the lack of progress on these issues, with a number of further concerning developments," the core group said.
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Sri Lanka’s state hospital system has a daily demand of 40 tonnes for oxygen
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There has also been an increased number of attempts to cross provincial borders, police said.
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