MP Ramanathan Archchuna arrested - DailyNews
Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna was taken into custody today after surrendering to the Colombo Fort Police.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
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· Reuters
Teen ‘mastermind’ among 20 held by Hong Kong police over HK$2 million phone fraud
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· Farah Bahgat
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· Supuni Kulasinghe
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· Agence France-Presse
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· Park Chan-kyong
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· Reuters
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· Associated Press
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· Matt Ford
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· Associated Press
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· Gayan Abeykoon
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· Gayan Abeykoon
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· Gayan Abeykoon
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· Thushan Jayasuriya
UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote
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· Agence France-Presse
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· Nik Martin
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· Reuters
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· Richard Connor
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· Iya Gozum
Greta Thunberg arrested in London at pro-Palestinian protest
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· Agence France-Presse
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· Jairo Bolledo
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· Agence France-Presse
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· Willa Wu
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· Edith Lin
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· Lawrence Chung
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· Oscar Liu
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· Stephy Zhang
5 killed in Texas fog after crash of Mexican plane on medical mission
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· Associated Press
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Arrest warrant issued for MP Archchuna - DailyNews
The Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna after he failed to appear in court for a hearing in a case accusing him of obstructing police duties.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
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· Daniel Ren
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· Agence France-Presse
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· SCMP
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· Thushan Jayasuriya
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· Kate Hairsine