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If mud was thrown at President's speeches it was 'White' vans then - Maithripala

October 21, 2016, 8:52 am
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If mud was thrown at President's speeches it was 'White' vans then - Maithripala


If mud was thrown at President's speeches it was 'White' vans then - Maithripala

Participating in a new water project in MahaOya on the morning of the 19th instant,the President had this to say:-
" In order to develop this country like money and resources are needed it is necessary for the people to be given freedom and democracy.This government has the pave the way for it.
 We during this period for criticizing the government have not sent white vans.By quoting to my speech made last week at the foundation institute various talks had been made.I know about them.I
wish to ask those who criticized whether there were any persons who could have done so before the 08th January 2015.Were these words and language language spoken then? In that case within 24 hours they would have  got white vans. Before I became President no one could take a telephone call as the calls were tapped. Now people had freedom.Those people have forgotten.I could remember that even a provincial council member do not speak to another member.A Minister does not speak to another Minister over the phone.We had such a period..That period was what we ended.
When they ask what have you done my answer to them is I have given them the freedom.Freedom is more important than money.If the protest walks, clamours and what is shown in the internet  were made they know the reply they would get.In this contest I am very happy as the freedom is been happily possessed by the people.Those who attack me are those who have not studied the facts.It is because they have become one sided.
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Wimal and Gamma fallen from a tree ( Friday's cartoon)

October 21, 2016, 8:53 am
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Wimal and Gamma fallen from a tree ( Friday's cartoon)


















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The story of telling about Dubai accounts to Maithr as said by Rajitha is dubious - Mahinda

October 21, 2016, 8:57 am
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The story of telling about Dubai accounts to Maithr as said by Rajitha is dubious - Mahinda


The story of telling  about Dubai accounts to Maithr  as said by Rajitha is dubious - Mahinda

In the cabinet meeting held on the 19th instant the cabinet spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratne had criticized the decision of the director general of the bribery and corruption investigating unit to
quit.Adding comments the Minister had said:

" She had gone and met President Maithripala Sirisena to discuss about the commencement of investigations into Mahnida Rajapaksa's Dubai accounts.After about one hour Mahinda Rajapaksa had called the President and had asked the reason for her to visit him.But Mahinda Rajapaksa denies speaking anything of that sort. Mahinda Rajapaksa had quipped that "about Rajitha Senaratne the people in this country know more than me,"
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Susanthika on course to unite with husband

October 21, 2016, 10:00 am
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Susanthika on course to unite with husband


Susanthika on course to unite with husband

The case of  assault of the Olympic medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe  by her husband was taken up yesterday the 20th instant.The medical report of 13th June 2016 submitted by a medical officer had certified that the injuries were not of a serious nature.

The case was filed by the Weliweriya police.AS the
injuries were not of a serious nature the Chief Magistrate of Gampaha courts  Kavindya Nanayakkara has directed the matter to the mediation board.

Both  Susanthika Jayasinghe, and her husband  Dhammika NandaKumara had appeared in courts.At that moment they had pledged to the police that they are willing to settle the issue.
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Deaths of two Jaffna undergrads a mystery

October 21, 2016, 10:05 am
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Deaths of two Jaffna undergrads a mystery



Deaths of two Jaffna undergrads a mystery

It is reported that on the 21 st morning  dead bodies of two University students had been found along with a motor cycle the two may have ridden on near the Kulapittik junction.

The fallen motor cycle had been close to their dead bodies. No information has been received yet on this accident.The dead students have been identified as University students in the Jaffna university hailing from Kilinochchi and Chunnakam.They are third year students in the university, Nadaraja Kajan 23 years old and Pavanraj 24 years old respectively.The place of the accident has been
cordoned off by the police and investigations have commenced.It is not certain whether they had died in an accident or been killed by someone and hence there is some suspicion..
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One way traffic along the overhead bridges in Nugegoda and Dehiwala at peak hours

October 21, 2016, 10:30 am
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One way traffic along the overhead bridges in Nugegoda and Dehiwala at peak hours



One way traffic along the overhead bridges in Nugegoda and Dehiwala at peak hours

To enable to curb with traffic congestion's it has been decided  by the traffic police  to make the traffic to flow in one way during peak office hours in the morning and in the afternoon.

Accordingly the traffic entering into Colombo from the high level road side in Nugegoda and the traffic from along Galle road towards Colombo would be one way from 7 am to 8 am.In the afternoon
the traffic that is heading from Colombo towards Maharagama and My Lavinia in the afternoon from 5.30 pm to 6.30pm 

At all other times the usual two way traffic would be possible. This excessive  is to commence on  the 25,26,27 and 28th instants as a rehearsal  Final decision would be be subsequently,The traffic police has requested the motorists to cooperate with this request.

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'Usaviya Nihandai' court censorship prohibited - free publicity

October 21, 2016, 10:40 am
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'Usaviya Nihandai' court censorship prohibited - free publicity


'Usaviya Nihandai' court censorship prohibited - free publicity

Though a censorship order was given on public screening over the film 'Usaviya Nihandai' directed by well-known cinematographer Prasanna Withanage, as a result of a case filed by a former judge on the understanding that the story in the said film includes his own story, the censorship was called off today. 

Attorneys-at-law who appeared for Mr. Prasanna Withanage the respondent and 6 others in the presence of Colombo District Judge Mr. M.U. Gunawardena had presented the necessary points at length for a period of close upon 2 hours, having taken into consideration the sanction given by the Public Performance Board at cinema halls for public screening and the censorship which was in force
for only 16 days was taken off. Many years ago the Ravaya Newspaper exposed 2 incidents where former Magistrate Lenin Ratnayaka had during his tenure at courts in order to grant bail to prisoners whom he had imprisoned had in the meantime gone to bed with wives of the said prisoners by force and during the time those cases were being being heard, since this was a legal case against a judge himself, justice was not carried out in the case of the victimised party and they were subjected to various pressure and influence. 

At a time the film based and produced on these happenings did not draw much publicity, Lenin Ratnayaka the former judge came forward saying that it referred to him and then proceeded to file action against this cinematic creation. As a result of his action what transpired was that a large section of the public came to know about this incident and on the other hand the publicity gained indirectly under those circumstances reached its apex. As such, the 'Usaviya Nihandai' film which was censored from screening had once again received the opportunity to be released to the public from today the 21st. 

Previous Gossip Lanka article relating to this story with Judge Lenin Ratnayaka linked to it, from here
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Two campus students in Jaffna supposed to have died from police gun shots

October 21, 2016, 11:00 am
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Two campus students in Jaffna supposed to have died from police gun shots - Duties of five from Police suspended


Two campus students in Jaffna supposed to have died from police gun shots - Duties of five from Police suspended

Investigations are closing upon evidence that the two university students who were travelling on a motor cycle last night in Kankasanthurai had died as a result of police gun shots. 

At present the Government Information Department say that 5 police officers have been taken into custody on suspicion regarding the incident and their duties have been suspended. What the Police Media Spokesman Office told this morning was that the deaths have occured with the motor cycle on which these students had been travelling after having struck a wall. However subsequent
investigations revealed that it was a woven up story by officers who were on duty there at that time. 

The two deceased students are Nadaraja Kajan of the Political Faculty and Puwanraja Sulakshan Kandarodai attached to Mass Media. It is revealed from unofficial information streaming in that the deceased had around 11.30 in the night on Thursday had been riding the motor cycle towards Kokuvil and that when the police ordered them to stop the bike had proceeded without heeding police orders. Unofficial news further say that under the above conditions the police had fired at the motor cycle and simultaneously the motor cycle had struck a wall of a house nearby and thus met with this accident.

Jaffna Magistrate Mr. S. Sathishkaran had visited the scene of the accident and conducted the autopsy while the hospital Judicial Medical Officer who held the post-mortem said was that the rider of the motor cycle had sustained two gun shots on his head and that the accident had taken place because he had been unable to control the motor cycle and though the pillion-rider had not received any gun shots he had died because of injured sustained from the accident. When the police had attempted to interpret the incident as a normal incident, neighbours had created a commotion saying, "No ... no we heard gunfire!" For this reason the investigations have been handed over to the CID. Campus students of Jaffna have asked that an impartial inquiry be conducted and information is received that the Human Rights Commission too have launched an investigation. 
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Here is the list of 48 drug items under control price from last night

October 21, 2016, 11:41 pm
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Here is the list of 48 drug items under control price from last night


Here is the list of 48 drug items under control price from last night

A control price has been enforced to take effect from last midnight (21) on 48 drug items essential for Sri Lankan patients. As such, this price reduction on drugs taken on a regular basis such as Paracetomol, Amoxylene and high blood pressure, Diabetes and a number of other ailments and diseases would come into force and people suffering from such ailments would have a special
consolation. 

As such, pharmacies are prohibited from selling the undermentioned drugs in future beyond the stated controlled price. Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratna yesterday (21) placed his signature for this gazette paper of detailing the maximum price at the Ministry of Health. The 48 types of drugs is as follows



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Bad omen for the head chair at Bribery and Corruption Investigating Commission

October 21, 2016, 11:52 pm
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Bad omen for the head chair at Bribery and Corruption Investigating Commission


Bad omen for the head chair at Bribery and Corruption Investigating Commission

It is reported that those who held the head chair in the Bribery and Corruption investigating Commission as the Director General had not been able to stick to the seat for long owing to some reason or conflict that had arisen.This has been revealed from information received from the related authorities in the commission.

The initial Bribery Commission was established on December 15th 1994. To date there had been 04 separate commissions that had functioned.W.hat is been functioned now is the 5th commission.During this period  five Director General's Nelum Gamage,Additional Solicitor General Rienzie Aresecularatne of the Attorney General's department,Piyasena Ranasinghe,Lakshmi
Jayawickrema and Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe had not been able to complete to  serve the periods they were assigned to.
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 After the resignation of Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe a deputy director Sunethra Jayasinghe had been appointed on an acting capacity as the Director General.

It is said that after the resignations of the Director General's of the Bribery and Corruption Investigating unit the work of them had been covered by additional Director Generals which was revealed by the authorities of the Bribery and Corruption Investigating unit.
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Shortage of drugs all over the island after enforcing control price - not even Panadol

October 22, 2016, 7:50 am
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Shortage of drugs all over the island after enforcing control price - not even Panadol


Shortage of drugs all over the island after enforcing control price - not even Panadol

As a consequence of the control price of 48 groups of essential drugs which has taken effect on the gazette paper issued by the government last midnight, a shortage of drugs is to be seen at pharmacies all over the island today. 

The reason for this shortage is that the relevant drugs cannot be sold at the stipulated control price and as a result traders are refraining from selling those. For example, the control price states that Paracetomol has to be sold at Rs. 1.30 and therefore Panadol which comes under the family of Paracetomol too has to be sold at the same price while the relevant companies have sold the said drug at a price above 1.30 and under such circumstances there is a severe demand for Paracetomol which is a locally produced drug and pharmacies able to sell only those, resort to selling Paracetomol only
while other pharmacies have refrained from it. On an inquiry made by us from Union Chemists, a leading pharmacy in the capital what they say is that under the existing conditions it is not possible to trade in reputed trade names of essential drug items in future and it would not be possible to comply with customers demanding the 'brand' they ask for. 

Because of the said price control a certain section of the public is benefited while certain well-known names appear to disappear from Sri Lanka. A few days before this what the Health Minister announced was that when doctors writing out prescriptions they should be free from the tradition of writing out the trade name.  
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A search for a father suffering from dementia in Kotte area

October 21, 2016, 7:29 pm
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A search for a father suffering from dementia in Kotte area


A search for a father suffering from dementia in Kotte area

It is reported by the children and relatives  need help finding  a missing  person  suffering from the mental dementia decease.In this regard details of this person with photographs have been sent to our web site to be published to search for him: are appended below:

"Our father has disappeared from the 20th instant.In order
to find him we seek your help very humbly.We have received information that he had been last seen in the vicinity of the Kotte Naga Viharaya.He had been sporting a blue trouser and a white T shirt.As he is suffering from dimentia decease he would not be able to suppy any information about him.He is 73 years old.In this regard we have informed thePadukka,Homagama,Hanwella and Mirihana police stations.But we have not had any clue about his whereabouts.This is written and conveyed by his two daughters who seek help and assistance form the public to locate him.If there is any information to inform 119 or could communicate with them on 0777579044 Hirosh

A search for a father suffering from dementia in Kotte area

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A China Town centering Hambantoa Harbour and Airport

October 22, 2016, 7:28 am
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A China Town centering Hambantoa Harbour and Airport


A China Town  centering Hambantoa Harbour and Airport

The minister in charge of the special activities Dr Sarath Amunugama has said that  arrangements have been made to establish 150 numbers of factories centering the Hambantota harbour and the airport.

The Minister had disclosed that this industrial zone would be constructed within an area of 1500
hectares of land.By this excessive tens of thousands of jobs would be created for the jobless personnel.This would enhance the chances of providing the target of one million jobs as proposed by this government.The Minister had said that this industrial zone would become a strong perception for the country.

It has also been added by the Minister that a skills development institution would be put up at Matara for the job seekers.In order to obtain training in jobs the opportunity would arise for those in Uva, Eastern and southern provinces the Minister had quipped.

The Minister had further added that the Port City which is to be constructed under scientific and environmental reports would generate about two lakhs of jobs in modern industrial and technical fields.
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Sriyantha - Kusum weds again to commemorate 30th wedding anniversary

October 22, 2016, 7:32 am
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Sriyantha - Kusum weds again to commemorate 30th wedding anniversary 

Sriyantha - Kusum weds again to commemorate 30th wedding anniversary

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Attack on Jaffna Intelligence Unit officers ... not a 'Return'

October 23, 2016, 7:34 am
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Attack on Jaffna Intelligence Unit officers ... not a 'Return'


Attack on Jaffna Intelligence Unit officers ... not a 'Return'

Two days after the 2 campus students in Jaffna died from police gunfire some days back, 2 government Intelligence Unit officers (SIS) dressed in civil clothes who were riding a motor bicycle were subjected to a sword attack today (23) in Chunnakam, Jaffna. Nimal Bandara and P.S. Navaratna who sustained injuries from this attack have been admitted
to Jaffna Teaching Hospital and hospital sources have said that their condition is not that serious.

The said attack has been launched by a clique known as 'Kadu gansia' (sword gang) who are involved in looting in Jaffna according to latest information received. It has been interpreted elsewhere that this incident is a 'Return' given because of the incident where the university students were killed and this incident also took place close to each other. However, a senior police officer emphasised that this incident was not committed as a result of a group of people who were angered because of the deaths of the two students who died from police gunshots in Jaffna.

The aforesaid attack has been made by 2 gangsters who had come on a motor cycle with no number-plates after looting a textile shop in Chunnakam, Jaffna. As the 2 police officers had closed in upon the place of looting at the time the looting was in operation, they had become victims of this attack. This 'kadu gansia' of Jaffna have been reputed to be involved in daily looting sprees during the past, it was reported and other than this isolated incident in Chunnakam, there is no other state of commotion anywhere else, police say. 





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Inquiry for ambulance driver who goes to get his coconut husked ... leaving patient in ambulance!

October 23, 2016, 7:38 am
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Inquiry for ambulance driver who goes to get his coconut husked ... leaving patient in ambulance!


Inquiry for ambulance driver who goes to get his coconut husked ... leaving patient in ambulance!

An inquiry is presently underway in connection with an incident where the driver of an ambulance who had been transporting a patient needing urgent treatment to the Ratnapura General Hospital from Embilipitiya District Hospital some days ago had in the process of the journey had stopped near a coconut-seller's shop
and had engaged in a private activity of husking coconuts, forgetting the patient inside the ambulance.

Information about this was reported by the son of the patient who incidentally happened to be by the side of the said patient inside the ambulance across the video he had recorded from his mobile phone.  The scenes which he had recorded were later released to the social media and after lakhs of people had viewed it, the Sabaragamuwa Province Health Ministry came to know about this and had made inquiries about the driver concerned. It is clearly depicted in the video that the driver had no inclination or thoughts of rescuing the patient when the latter was being transported. He had been wasting his time by selecting coconuts and had been spending his time having a chat with those in the shop till the coconuts were husked and finished. Even the attendant who escorted him keeps watching the scene as if these things are common occurences to him.

When investigating the background of this driver who is affiliated to Embilipitiya District Hospital it was found that on previous occasions too he had been subjected to allegations of others over similar incidents; but because there was no strong evidence available he had managed to get away, it was reported. However, because of the concrete evidence of this video things had misfired for him. The Sabaragamuwa Health Ministry which went into immediate action in this instance had given him a transfer and an inquiry is underway. On the forthcoming results, there is a probability that in the future there is a likelihood that his services would be suspended, it is reported. The video concerned, from below

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Gossip Lanka news item helps to locate disappeared father in Kotte

October 23, 2016, 7:50 am
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Gossip Lanka news item helps to locate disappeared father in Kotte


Gossip Lanka news item helps to locate disappeared father in Kotte

The news of the disappeared dementia patient was published in our web site yesterday evening.It has been reported  to us that the missing father had been located the following afternoon by the relatives.

After the dementia person was found they had communicated with the
related mobile number that was published.

According to the information this person had been located in a by lane in Kottawa area close to a dwelling.

It is reported as he he is not in good frame of mind he had been knocking at the doors of many houses thinking it was his house.It is now reported that the father had been admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital by the daughters of the said dementia patient

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Upali Dharmadasa son of Nawaloaka Mudalali arrested for a dubious land transaction in Dubai

October 23, 2016, 7:53 am
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Upali Dharmadasa son of Nawaloaka Mudalali arrested for a dubious land transaction in Dubai


Upali Dharmadasa son of Nawaloaka Mudalali arrested for a dubious land transaction in Dubai

The director of the Nawaloaka group of Companies and  a former President of Sri Lanka Cricket has been arrested in Dubai by the Dubao police for an alleged dubious land transaction in the United Arabic Emirates last night as revealed by reports reaching us.

It is reported that while travelling back to S tori Lanka from Germany he had been arrested when on
transit in Dubai. It is learnt that he had prepared fictitious documents related to a business owned by his brother Jayantha Dharmadasa to claim that it is his.It is said that in that case he had been received warrants.Taking the issue of the warrant issued the opportunity had been seized by the Dubai ploce to arrest him while in Dubai.

He is kept in the custody of the Dubai airport police authorities while investigations are been conducted.
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Maithri's tongue cut by the shaving knife of national government ( Weekend cartoon)

October 23, 2016, 7:55 am
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Injured Mathews to miss Zimbabwe tour Rangana Herath to captain

October 23, 2016, 8:14 am
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Injured Mathews to miss Zimbabwe tour Rangana Herath to captain


Injured Mathews  to miss Zimbabwe tour Rangana Herath to captain

As the hamstring injury sustained by Skipper Angelow Mathews has emerged and aggravated once more and hence he has been ruled out of the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe.To place Angelow
Mathews senior player Rangana Herath has been named captain.

Anglow Mathews had sustained the hamstring injury while batting in the 4th One Day International against the touring Australian team.As a result he did not participate in the final 5th One day International and for the final two T/20 internationals also against the touring Australia

Although after a period of treatment and rest his condition had once more aggravated today ( 23rd).It is learnt that he is medically unfit to tour Zimbabwe according to medical reports.

In this context the senior most player Rangana Herath has been appointed as skipper to lead the team on the tour of Zimbabwe.
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