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Govt. Fast-Tracks Repeal of PTA to Secure GSP+ Trade Concessions

The Government is preparing to fast-track the repeal of the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as part of its efforts to retain access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions, Ceylon Today newspaper reported. A high-level EU delegation is expected to visit Sri Lanka...

Driver of ‘Pillayan’ Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Arrested by CID

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening arrested the driver of former MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as ‘Pillayan’, in connection with the 2006 abduction and disappearance of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor, Professor S. Raveendranath. This latest arrest comes as part of an intensified...
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Govt. Fast-Tracks Repeal of PTA to Secure GSP+ Trade Concessions

The Government is preparing to fast-track the repeal of the controversial Prevention of Terrorism...

Driver of ‘Pillayan’ Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Arrested by CID

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening arrested the driver of former MP Sivanesathurai...

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