Kumar Sangakkara's birthday celebration

October 28, 2015, 12:33 am

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Blood donation camp at Dehiwala ....

to celebrate Sangakkara's birthday!

The commemoration of super cricketer Kumar Sangakkara's 38th birthday fell yesterday the 27th. On behalf of this occasion Atmo International had organised a blood donation campaign and it was held at S. de S. Jayasingha Hall. Some photos of the occasion, from below

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Wimal who was arrested and bailed out given his passport back

October 28, 2015, 4:38 am

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Wimal who was arrested and given bail handed over his passport

The other day the Member of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa had been arrested on the 24th instant by the customs for possessing two

passports one of which had expired when he was to board a plane at the Bandaranaike International airport .He was released on bail and had been requested to be present at the Negombo magistrate courts today the 28th instant to collect his passport.

As a result of this passport conflict his proposed visit to Europe had to be postponed. The related passport had been handed over to him.

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Athula joins Samitha and children to Doha

October 28, 2015, 7:57 am

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Athula joins with Samitha and Children to Doha Qatar

Athula Adhikari had separated from Samitha a few years ago had got married again to Omaya.After a lapse of a few years at the Derana television 10th anniversary party Athula with Samitha and daughter Shanudri had posed for some photographs which were shown in some web sites.

It is learnt that Athula Adhikari had joined with his former wife Samitha Erandathie Mudunkotuwa and two children had visited Doha Qatar these days to participate in a musical programme. This duo Athula-Samitha is to sing together after a lapse of a few years.

Athula joins with Samitha and Children to Doha Qatar

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Fracas on the road ....

October 28, 2015, 8:03 am

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Fracas on the road ....

because of love involvement at Sakya, Kohuwala

As a result of a conflict which broke out yesterday (27) around 3.30 in the afternoon between two parties close to Sakya, a popular tuition institute in Kohuwala town, even passers-
by on the road felt inconvenienced. Even the police had to intervene to settle the conflict in which stones were thrown around with students yelling in the process.

Because of this fracas some young people were injured and when the police arrived on the scene they had fled with the injuries itself. Three students have been taken into police custody in connection with this fight. The reason for this incident was an argument which flared because of a love affair. Even prior to this a conflict between two factions of students studying at this private tuition institute had taken place and on that occasion too several of them had suffered injuries, police said. Though there are some more suspect- students involved with this incident, since they had beat a retreat, steps are being taken to arrest them, police say. Parents of the students taken into custody were summoned to the police and after being severely warned the arrested students were released last night.

Further investigations are being carried out by Police Inspector Kariyawansha and a team of officers under the instructions of Police Inspector and Officer-in-Charge of Kohuwala Police, Mr. Chaminda Edirisuriya in this connection.

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Bathiya speaks about story of pocketing 276 lakhs ....

October 28, 2015, 8:30 am

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Bathiya speaks about story of pocketing 276 lakhs ....

for music of Bellanwila Walking Track opening (video)

The media reported that a sum of Rs. 276 lakhs has been paid to Bathiya --Santhush and Company for singing, costing over 2 lakhs per minute on behalf of the Opening
Ceremony of the Bellanwila Walking Track and affiliated food arena which was launched under the guidance of the former secretary of the Ministry of State Security and Urban Development and activated by the Sri Lanka Reclamation and Development Corporation.

Popular singer Bathiya Jayakody has given his response in this connection. What he says is the news that this payment was charged only for singing the songs is false. He explains that this total amount was charged for organising the event. Bathiya states here that the organising activities of this ceremony was conducted by the Company Show Time Entertainment which organises ceremonies and concerts of an international level and that he is sorry for spreading incorrect information without even knowing proper information and the name of the institution. Whatever it is, the following is what he presents as the reasons for charging the sum of 276 lakhs:

Attractive lighting systems across a landspace extending upto 3 kilometres

Using loudspeakers

Allotting seats for special guests as protection from rain

Allotting seats for the enormous crowd who had come

Exhibition of LED boards on either side of the road all over the said land

Erection of an alluring floating stage above water

Using 12 electric generators

He points out that the services of dancing troupes, music bands, male - female singers upto that of technicians, services of a large number of people inclusive of services rendered by other Companies all of which expenditure has been forwarded in a transparent manner and further says that on a background where he has not received summons by anybody or faced any enquiry, 'mud-publicity' is being aimed towards them and therefore not to be duped by such tactics.

The description Bathiya gives is seen in the video, below

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How should you address the Peoples' representatives

October 28, 2015, 9:03 pm

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The manner you should address the Peoples' representative (Thursday's cartoon)

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Paba and Bandula to the Presidential commission

October 28, 2015, 10:45 pm

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Paba and Bandula to the Presidential commission

The actress and former Member of Parliament Upeksha Swarnamalee and the popular actor and singer Bandula Wijaweera have been summoned

to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into serious acts of fraud & corruption and abuse of power, state resources and privileges ( PRECIFAC) to record statements.

The act of fraud and corruption has been cited as the both of them had obtained money from the Sri Lankan Airlines and used for the presidential election propaganda campaign of former President and the presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa.Fracas on the road .... because of love involvement at Sakya, Kohuwala

As a result of a conflict which broke out yesterday (27) around 3.30 in the afternoon between two parties close to Sakya, a popular tuition institute in Kohuwala town, even passers-by on the road felt inconvenienced. Even the police had to intervene to settle the conflict in which stones were thrown around with students yelling in the process.

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Kondaya exposes his back to the media

October 28, 2015, 10:46 pm

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Kondaya exposes his back to the media

Dunesh Priyashantha alias Kondaya who was arrested as a suspect in the rape and murder of five year old Seya Sadewmi had filed action against

the CID officers for assaulting him while in the police custody.

It is reported that he had been assaulted on his back with horse pipes and PVC pipes filled with sand.These pictures of Dunesh Priyashantha alias Kondaya exposing his back have been release to the internet.

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Brother of Shiranthi has disappeared, wife confesses

October 28, 2015, 11:12 pm

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Bother of Shiranthi has disappeared, wife confesses

Brother of Shiranthi has disappeared, wife confesses

The brother of the first Lady, the wife of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa Shiranti Rajapaksa who was the former Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines has not come home for a number of years. This had been confessed by the wife of the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines.

This had been revealed to the officers of the presidential commission who had visited the residence of the former Chairman's house in Mt Lavinia to issue warrant to be present at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate and Inquire into serious acts of fraud & corruption and abuse of power, state resources & privileges ( PRECIFAC) while he was in service as the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines.

Under this situation the wife of the former Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines has refused to accept the notice that was to be served.

The wife of Nishantha Wickremasinghe had added that she is unaware of his whereabouts and she has had no dealings with him for some time and had told the officers of the Presidential commission that in the event they find him to let her also know.

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Department of Registration of persons and Passport office to one location

October 29, 2015, 2:49 am

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The Identity card office and the passport office to one location

Department of Registration of persons and Passport office to one location

The secretariat office under the purview of which the department of registration of persons and the department of immigration and emigration come under are to be shifted to a new location at

Battaramulla Polduwa junction where a new 30 floor building has been completed. In this connection the related ministry has forwarded a paper for cabinet approval.

On obtaining approval these two departments, the registration of persons, the department of Immigration and emigration and the office of the intelligence services would be shifted to this new location at Polduwa junction in Battaramulla.

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Leasing limit has been increased from 70% to 90%

October 29, 2015, 3:55 am

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The finance limit of vehicles increased from 70 % to 90%

The ministry of finance authorities have announced that the Finance limits of vehicles that was reduced to 70 % of the value of the vehicle has been increased to 90% the value of vehicles.

In this regard the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is to issue today the 29th instant a circular in this regard to all state owned banks, commercial banks, private banks and other lending financial institutions engaged in financing for hire purchase facilities.

On 15th September 2015 the 100% financing facility was stopped and the facilities were reduced to only 70% of the value of vehicles.

The Minister of finance Ravi Karunanayake had now decided owing to internal pressure to increase the limit to 90 % of the value of the vehicles.

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I have not disappeared-Here I am in overseas

October 29, 2015, 7:56 am

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I have not disappeared-Here I am in overseas

I have not disappeared - Here I am here in overseas, Nishantha calls the Presidential commission

The officers of the presidential commission when they visited the residence of the former Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines in Mount

Lavinia the wife of Nishantha Wickremasinghe had confessed that he had not come home for years and she is unaware of his whereabouts and hence she cannot accept any letters addressed to him.

It is learnt that on hearing the visit of the officers of the presidential commission had visited his home in Mount Lavinia Nishantha Wickremasinghe had telephoned the officers of the presidential commission today.

During the telephone conversation he had said that is overseas and hence he cannot come to give a statement to the presidential commission and to give another date so that he could come to the presidential commission to give his statement.

It is learnt that he is to be summoned to obtain a statement in regard to financial irregularities that had taken place in the Sri Lanka Airlines catering section during his tenure of service as the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines.

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Mahinda has got frightened by seen the crimes in the country ( Friday's cartoon)

October 29, 2015, 11:52 pm

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Mahinda has got frightened by seen the crimes in the country ( Friday's cartoon)

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Sri Lankans among the 22 injured in a bus mishap in Thailand

October 29, 2015, 11:54 pm

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Sri Lankans among the 22 injured in a bus mishap in Thailand

It is reported that in a bus mishap in Ranchuburi area in Prothem district in Thailand among the 22 persons who had been injured there had been some Sri Lankan tourists.

The bus carrying Thailand and Sri Lankan nationals 22 in number had been admitted to Prothem hospital for treatment. In all 34 passengers had travelled in this bus.

The bus had tried to overtake another vehicle when the driver had lost control of the bus and had gone off the road and had overturned to a lower lying area of the road.

It is learnt that several buses had proceeded from Prothem district to Damoyan Saduk district to a visit a shopping complex at Ploteen to do shopping when this bus had met with this unfortunate mishap.

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Prime Minister to probe into the assault on University students

October 30, 2015, 2:27 am

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Prime Minister to probe into the assault on University students

On the incident that occurred between the students of Inter University students federation and the Police personnel in front of the premises of the Ministry of Higher education yesterday the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe in order to make a probe under his purview has called for an

immediate report from the Ministry of law and order.

In this regard the Minister of law and order Tilak Marapona has called for a report from the Inspector General of Police.

The police had used tear gas, high powered water pressure and batons to curb the university students from trying to break the barriers. The media had reported photographs of wounded male and female students on the ground.

Altogether eight persons, four female students, three male students and a police constable had been admitted to the National hospital Colombo.

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The Bulathsinhala student who neck area was pierced by a stick dies

October 30, 2015, 2:31 am

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The Bulathsinhala student who's neck was pierced by a wooden stick succumbs to death

On the 27th of October the news was reported of the student in Galahena area in Bulathsinhala area who met with an unfortunate incident when he slipped down from a mongo tree. When falling a wooden stick had pierced through

his neck area. The family members and neighbours a had immediately with the wooden stick intact had taken him to Bulathsinhala hospital who ha transferred him to Horana hospital and from there to the National hospital in Colombo.

The doctors and surgeons in the National hospital Colombo had immediately decided to operate on him and the operation had taken a few hours and had transferred the 16 year old Thushara Indunil to the intensive care unit.Doctors after the surgery had revealed that some internal blood vessels and veins had been damaged and hence the student was kept on observation.

Very unfortunately it is reported that this schoolboy had died.The cause of death has been owing to the required amount of blood had not been able to go to the brain owing to the damage caused to veins and blood vessels around the area from which the wooden stick was removed by surgery.

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The three Custom bosses in the bribery case involving 125 million escapes to India

October 31, 2015, 4:01 am

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The three custom bosses in bribery case involving 125 million escape to India

The three customs bosses who were to be remanded in connection with the Sri Lanka's highest bribe of rupees 12 1/2 billion recorded ever it learnt to have escaped to India. Evading the investigations

and imminent arrest the trio had left the island.

In the context of the investigations completed these three who had escaped are supposed to be the main suspects.

The three other main suspects who were involved in connection with accepting this biggest bribe also custom bosses have been remanded. The three big fish of the customs have escaped from the country along the sea in express boat it is reported.

The charges against them have been for requesting this huge bribe of rupees 12 1/2 billion from a private company who are importers of spare parts for the SLCTB buses.

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Mysterious planet to travel close to earth today

October 31, 2015, 4:04 am

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Mysterious planet to travel close to earth today

European Astronomical experts have revealed that the mysterious planet about 400 metres in width is to travel close to the earth today the 31st
instant. They have confirmed that it will not collide with the moon or the earth. Hence have informed all people not create any chaos as it would not harm anyone.

In this connection the ministry of science, technology and Research had issued a notice to the public as follows:

The mysterious planet is 400 metres in width and would be travelling further away in the atmosphere.It will travel a distance of 1.3 the distance between the moon and the earth.The speed at which it travels is 35 kilometres per second.This planet would not collide with the moon and the earth and hence there to need for anyone to panic.

The number given to this planet is 2015TB125.On the night of Saturday this planet would move in the background of the "Dadayakkara" star. The space scientists have said that this could not be visible to the naked eye. But it could be viewed when observing through a telescope with a 8 inch or more circumference.

Another such planer would travel close to the moon in the year 2027.It would be 800 meters in width it is told.

In addition as informed earlier on the 13th November a part of a space shuttle it to land in the sea 65 kilometres of the sea in the south.This is relatively smaller in size is around 2 meters in length and is supposed to be a part remaining from a spacecraft sent to the moon.At that time the sea shore in the southern coast may have the tendency to lower a bit.

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President to Thailand with Buddha relics from Mahiyanganaya

October 31, 2015, 4:07 am

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President to Thailand with Buddha relics from Mahiyanganaya

President Maithripala Sirisena is to leave on an official visit to Thailand tomorrow, the 1st instant. The President has been extended an invitation to visit Thailand to take part in the

celebration ceremony organised for having completed 60 years religious connections between the two countries. The invitation has been extended by the Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayuth Wan O Wa.

During the visit President Maithripala Sirisena is scheduled to meet the President of Thailand Boomiboll Shadul Yadevi as well as with the Prime Minister General Prayuth Wan O Wa and have bilateral talks especially on Buddhist affairs.

In parallel to this visit the exposition of Buddha relics that have been brought with a lot of faith and care from the historical Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya will be displayed at the Thailand Buddhamanthath Viharaya. This event would be opened by our President Maithripala Sirisena. This event is to be held on the 02nd instant.

In addition to strengthen the already existing links on Buddhist cultures President will donate a replica of the Samadhi Buddha statue to the Dharmarama Temple situated at Arodhya city. This noble event is to take place with the participation of President Maithripala Sirisena

The relics of Lord Buddha would be taken under the care of the Viharadpathi of the Mahiyangana Raha Maha Viharaya Venerable Urulewatta Dharmaratana thero.Along with the Viharadipathi 60 Buddist Monks would travel with President on this tour to Thailand.

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