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On the 29th May 2016 in The Pannala police division close to the  bus halt in the Wetakayawa area a man and a woman were shot dead and had also injured another woman by unidentified gunmen. The Pannala police had been able to

On making investigations the Pannala police officers had been able to arrest two suspects along with the T 56 rifle, 29 bullets and two motor cycles.

It is reported that further investigations are been conducted.

MP Namal Rajapaksa who joined in an interview over a rupavahini channel yesterday argued that the Rajapaksa Family had no connection with  the ownership of  CSN Channel. What he said was that because younger brother Yoshitha's girl

"My second brother's girl friend worked on this CSN Channel. So he started  visiting that place often. In the same way he was active as the captain of the rugger team .... provided support. So if anyone asked for some support we would grant it whenever possible.  If his girl friend would come and ask for a favour of course it would be done.

* What support was given that way?

   When she told some things of hers to be done .... those were done. But  since these are matters related to courts, I can't say what they are.

* Was support given to your girl friend or was a Channel given to the girl friend?

   I don't think my younger brother is so foolish so as to give the girl friend a Channel. Not only when  she was working there ... support  was extended when going to resthouses. For this age of ours we of course would give any support asked for, isn't it?

* Was clicking photos with staff members also granting of a favour?

   It's like this no. When  I used to come to this Channel and also when outdoors how many photos we clicked! This channel is not mine. Not only pictures taken with Yoshitha ..... there are pictures taken with me there. There are photos taken of cricketers and politicos as well.

* Isn't the name Carlton which is in the CSN Network?

  Yes ... anybody can register that name.

* When members of your family used to engage in various matters using the name Carlton, wasn't it a problem with others using this name?

   The  rights of that name of course doesn't belong to us no. Anybody can use that name.

The dialogue which was at the back of the statement "Adala nene" video has been subjected to much talk all over among social media these days and it has come to be known that the  young man who said those words has been inconvenienced in this connection.

This youth who was enjoying himself in the company of a crowd of friends eating and drinking had gone to respond to a question posed to him by a friend in the process and had done so in a most wonderful manner

Whatever it is, because of certain lewd words uttered by this young man and the friends being circulated, he had to face an embarrassing situation in particular instances. As such, he had made a request asking that  it be deleted saying, "that's enough .... now delete it' and had issued  another video once more.

That video which  circulated in the social media (minus the obscene words) and the video which carries what he said after that, from below  

It is reported that the vehicle the Member of Parliament of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Vijitha Herath was driving had met with an accident in the Rajagiriya area. The vehicle after the mishap had gone off the road and crashed on to a telephone post. It had resulted in his vehicle been damaged. However he had not

MP of the JVO Vijitha Herath had been arrested by the Rajagiriya police authorities as he had caused damages to state property. However after recording a statement he had been released.

A case has been filed against the MP Vijitha Herath in the magistrate courts to recover the damages to public property caused by the accident.

It is reported that the State Minister for rehabilitation and re settlement ALM Hisbulla has tendered his resignation from his portfolio as State Minister to President Maithripala Sirisena and left the country.

It was published last week in the media that a group of State Ministers of this government had decided to resign from their posts of State Ministers as they had not been delegated any powers to discharge and hence they feel very bored

In this context in the last six cabinet meeting presided by the President and the Prime Minister this matter had been raised to which solutions had not been given.

As a solution it had been suggested that all cabinet ministers should delegate a part of their activities to the state ministers to perform. But they had not adhered to these requests .This had made them to threaten to resign from their positions as the state ministers.

State council Dileepa Peiris had added at the Nugegoda Magistrate courts yesterday when the case against former additional magistrate Thilina  Gamage’s case against having kept in his possession a baby elephant without a valid permit from the related wild life department was taken up that the accused had been missing from

The state council Dileepa Peiris had said that the officers of the criminal investigations unit had not acted in this instance the way they usually act in case of such accused persons.

The attorney at law Ajith Pathirana appearing for Thilina Gamage the court authorities are contemplating on the decision whether he is to be taken into custody or not. In this connection a decision would be notified within the next two days.

The additional magistrate Kanishka Wijeratna  at the Nugegoda Magistrate courts was to conduct this case and it had been informed by him that if there is any objection to it to inform him. He had commenced to call up the case as there were no objections raised by both factions.

Eastern Province Chief Minister Nazeer Ahamed has asked pardon from the  President and the Prime Minister by sending a letter to them for having behaved in an unruly manner and dishonouring a Navy officer by shouting out at
him at a festival conducted at Sampur Maha Vidyalaya recently and in response the decision taken by the three armed forces  to boycott  all celebrations and festivals which he is to represent has now been revoked with the issue being brought to  a settlement.

The President who returned to the island after his tour of Japan has enquired into this matter. As mentioned in the letter by the Chief Minister, he has apologised to the staff of Sampur Maha  Vidyalaya as well as the students, foreign visitors and the Navy Officer who faced this situation that day. The decision taken by the three forces not to attend occasions where he was to attend has been arrived at before coming to the notice of the President and the Prime Minister and which he says a political shortcoming, the letter further mentions. The letter which requests the President and the prime Minister to take necessary steps concerning the incident also carries the following ideas:

'Names of the  English teacher of that school and the Governor of the province was mentioned as soon as I arrived at the school celebration; but names of  the Chief minister or that of the Education Minister of the province was not announced. On this occasion Mr. Atul Keshap the American Ambassador in Sri Lanka was present. Subsequently the Governor spotted me and invited me to the stage. But the moment I came on stage a Navy Officer who gave the impression  that he was handling activities related to this occasion appeared to block me. That was at the time I was moving on stage.  Maybe he may have acted so wondering with suspicion why the media was to come to the stage.

That aggressive behaviour was actually a fault according to the Penal Code. That in fact put me into a shock. I then asked him as to who he is to block me. At the same time I found fault  with the Hon. Governor for directing officers without a proper policy. What I felt on that occasion was that I became humiliated in the presence of a large gathering and foreign dignitaries. It is a sorry state of affairs to note at that moment that the security forces were guarding those who were at fault and that they were not taking steps in the wide duties expected of them to install justice.

After the President returned yesterday the relevant parties have been contacted and under these circumstances the decision arrived at by the three Forces not to represent celebrations where Eastern Province Chief Minister Nazer Ahamad was to attend and to bar him from entering camps of the three Forces has been revoked. The Army spokesman Brigadier Mr. Jayanath Jayaweera has announced  that this decision would take effect from today.

A mother in the Kandy ,Manikkhinna area had complained to the Manikkhinna Police that a doctor attached to the Manikkhinna general hospital while attached as a general practitioner had given surgical spirit to her child 3 ½ year old  when she had consulted him for the high temperature of her child. Surgical spirit is the medicine

The mother of the 3 ½ year old Wasantha Kumari had complained to the Manikkhinna police that she had taken her child to the Manikkhinna medical centre to take treatment to her child who was having a high temperature. The general practitioner had given surgical spirit as medicine for the temperature.

The Manikkhinna police authorities are conducting inquiries into this incident.

The other day the new Inspector General of Police Pujitha Jayasundara suspended the activities of the Police Media Unit.At  the time it was suspended he had added that it would be re established soon.

Accordingly with a structural change the Inspector of Police Pujith Jayasundera has re established the police media unit with structural changes? The change is that in future the activities of the police

The new media director unit would comprise of SSP Ajith Jayakody, SSP Ajith Rohana and former media spokesman SSP Ruwan Gunasekera. After the police media director board is established any person could approach and contact any of the media directors’s to find information.

It is hoped that the new media director unit is to be established very soon.

President Maithripala Sirisena has added that in lands around lakes and rivers where they are to be protected from environmental hazards if any government officials in charge had knowingly allowed any person to fill lands to build houses would be penalized if proved that they have used

President had added that the government anticipates such responsible officers appointed to discharge duties correctly. However if anyone is proved to have flouted these responsibilities would be dealt with and punished.

President had added this in regard to the declaring of  the national  environmental week .

The President of the National Alcohol and Tobacco authority Dr Palitha Abeykoon had added on the 30th instant that President Maithripala Sirisena had been invited by a third party to attend to a meeting organized by the Tobacco companies by deceiving him.

Dr Palitha Abeykoon had said this at a press briefing held at the government news department. He had added this in this manner:

“According to the Sri Lanka’s tobacco Act the advertising of cigarettes is prohibited. However they are arranging ceremonies. At these events they speak about tobacco. To such a ceremony the President had also participated without his knowledge as he was invited by a third party. But tobacco companies behind had been this. This happens in many ceremonies like it.”

The President of the National Tobacco and Alcohol authority Dr Palitha Abeykoon had added this at the media briefing held on the 30th instant to make awareness for the world tobacco prevention day scheduled for the 31st May.

Because of the taxes imposed as never before, the prices of vehicles in Sri Lanka has gone up these days. While various criticisms have been aimed about this, Minister John Amaratunga has given his

At a time he had participated at a discussion at a church in Galewala, Wahakottte and  was engaged in a casual discussion with the media he had mentioned that because the 'should be's and the should not be's are using motor vehicles, the price of motor vehicles has been increased. When the press inquired as to why the price of the three-wheeler which is the poor man's vehicle was increased, what he said was that those vehicles were much too many and that  there was an incognito request from Three-wheel Associations to increase the price. As such, the government has jacked up the levy of taxes on purpose and had taken measures so that the public are not in a position to buy vehicles, thus it was revealed through his talk.

An army soldier who had crept into the female hostel of the agriculture unit of the Anuradhapura campus has been caught. The army soldier has been identified as a resident from Illukkulama area in Anuradhapura. He is a 28 year old married

This army soldier had tried to enter the female hostel of the Anuradhapura Bandarapuliyanwala agriculture unit. The security guards had been able to apprehend him and handover to the Anuradhapura headquarters Police station. This incident had taken place on the night of the 27th instant.

The related authorities of the Anuradhapura headquarters police station had very appropriately handed over the army soldier to his army camp at Saliyapura for appropriate action.

The government medical officers Association has announced that tomorrow on the 31st the all government medical officers have decided to have a one day’s token strike.

This strike has been organised by the GMOA against the appointment of the list of doctors to fill the vacancies that existed in filling the medical officers for post mortem duties. According to the GMOA the list had been prepared by the Director

The members of the GMOA who had accused the previous government having favoured persons connected to their family members in performing administrative functions. Similarly they have accused the Minister of health acting in a similar fashion. It is reported that his wife, son and other family members have been appointed to key positions in the health ministry and take decisions to their liking.

The Assistant Secretary of the GMOA  Dr Naveen Soysa had said that if the government do not take any steps to withdraw the list of doctors appointed to perform post mortem duties they would resort to a strike from the 1st June on wards.

However considering the disaster situation the token strike would not be held in the National hospital, hospitals in Gampaha, Puttalam , Kegalle and Kilinochchi districts. It is also reported that doctors in the Lady Ridgeway Children’s hospital, Castle street hospital for women, De Soysa women’s hospital, Sirimavo Bandaranaike children’s hospital, Cancer hospital and at hospitals where there are special kidney clinics the doctors would not resort to strike.

A quaint article has been published yesterday (28) in the latest edition of the International Forbes Magazine which is an acclaimed magazine. It has been given the caption "The background story of the World's Emptiest Airport!" In this article provided by a tourist writer named Wade Shepherd he has made his comments about the surprising experiences after

He records that this airport is situated amidst a forest and that this airport where only one or two airplanes come is patronised by some people who come there only to  see its beautiful surroundings. He has also reported that this  beautiful airport with 12 entry points have been constructed in a land of 12,000 square feet and has been erected in such a manner that it could manouvre large jet planes. Though this airport has been constructed to provide service to a million passengers for an year,  at the time he went there he was surprised, he says to observe that he happened  to be the only passenger who was there on that occasion. He further states that the empty large corridors had been abandoned and that the announcing services provided for the passengers were inaudible and that not even a single taxi driver was in sight.

Whatever it is, he records that when he was present there, he was able to see 2 women security officers and some females engaged in cleaning activities. He adds that there was a small restaurant with just one solitary employee there with a souvenir gift shop that was open. When enquiring into the climbing and descending process of this airport he says in his article, that he was able to gather points that reflected the interest in the thirst for money that China has displayed to earn money through national politics, Geographically-centred politics and massive projects including wastage and corruption.

Photographs showing how Matttala has gone void as portrayed in that article, from below.

The reference for that article in full, from here

The manner in which Eastern Chief Minister behaved disrespectfully against a Navy Uniformed Officer at a school ceremony has by now become an incident which has been severely criticised. Everybody is keeping his fingers crossed to see what the outcome is when thee President is to return to Sri Lanka.

When the Chief Minister was shouting out at the Officer on stage, what the Eastern Province

* Actually what happened that day?

  Like it was on the video. The Eastern Chief Minister lost hiss temper and spoke in that manner to the Navy Captain. The Navy Captain even apologised that time. Even after that the Chief Minister spoke in a rough tone.

* What is the reason for such a thing to happen?

  What the Chief Minister said was that he was pushed.  But that I didn't see.

* Isn't it that the Chief Minister was not invited to that festival?

  When that invitation came, the Chief Minister was overseas. So because there wasn't any way for him to get the invitation I sent a letter to his Secretary across my Secretary asking him to come for the festival because the American Ambassador also was to come. He was invited by my Office.

* How did the Navy Officer behave in that instance?

  He behaved in a most humble and disciplined manner.

* Did the American Ambassador speak to you about this incident after it happened?

  Yes, he spoke.

*  What did he say to you?

   What the two of us spoke, it's not moralistic enough to let the  media, the public to know.

* Did the Chief Minister speak to you after the incident?

  No. Neither did I speak. He didn't speak too me.

* Did you speak to the Navy Officer?

  After the incident I spoke to him and apologised. I didn't speak any further.

* Was this kind of behaviour reported earlier against the Chief Minister?

  No. This is the first time.

* What is the action the Governor could take in an instance like this?

  I was the person who gave him the appointment. I have no powers to take legal action about how he behaves himself and his discipline.

* Did the President ask you about this?

  No. Didn't speak so far. Those are not matters spoken over the  phone.

* Is it reported that he behaves in this manner inside the provincial council?

  No. Not reported to me. Neither am I going to enquire about those things.

* The Chief Minister has reprimanded you also, isn't it?

  Hasn't reprimanded me. He has expressed opinions about me.  It's his personal matter ...  not applicable to me.

(discussion -- Dilanka Gunatilleka)

Siri Samanthabaddhra (Pitiduwe) Thera of Sri Sadaham Ashram in Dehiwala was engaged in an act of begging for alms from door to door last Vesak day and the manner in which he went about that act has now aroused a dialogue over the internet.

This Thera who has announced that he has
achieved the Path and Fruition has gone begging for alms on the road walking over the flowers thrown continuously by young men and young women. It could be hypothesized that someone witnessing this scene is made to believe that this is someone who has achieved an extraordinary state of existence. Some photos of that instance, from below  

From Raththinapuram area in Kilinochchi the army personnel had discovered 10 clay-more bombs and other war related weapons and equipment. After the clay-more bombs were detected the army bomb disposal unit had been summoned and had diffused all the clay-more bombs.

The 57 regiment of the Army had received a tip off and on searching a house along 3rd lane

One of the claymore type bombs had weighed 12 Kilos, while three had weighed 07 kilos while the balance six had weighed 02 kilos each. In addition the army had discovered 65 hand bombs made of the LTTE type in the related weapons mentioned above and  42 fuses of mortar bullets.

It is presumed  by the security  personnel that after the civil was lost the LTTE cadres may have dumped these into this well and fled.