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Police have also taken into custody a lorry that was transporting the goods.
Police found "various fake news" posts pertaining to deforestation, a statement said.
The commission said the police is duty bound to ensure the security of suspects in its custody.
Such deaths will tarnish Sri Lanka’s image, the BASL said.
President says there is a move to initiate another round of protests
Sri Lanka's defence budget is almost equal to the total of education, health allocations
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The police department is apologizing to a woman whose photograph appeared in a list released by the authorities on Monda...
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