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Mental condition after Thevarapperuma's son's death is not good. Will be produced before a doctor  

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Mental condition after Thevarapperuma's son's death is not good. Will be produced before a doctor - Akila Viraj


Mental condition after Thevarapperuma's son's death is not good. Will be produced before a doctor - Akila Viraj

Deputy Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma who is involved in a fast unto death protest saying that the problem of several children not being admitted to schools is a case of injustice while it has been identified by Minister of Education Akila Viraj as a result of a behaviour related to a
mentally sick condition.

The Deputy Minister who has mediated in an issue of not granting admission to children of Meegahatenna Primary School has made it a serious issue and was even involved in a dispute a few days before this over a hotel in Demata, Galle.

The principal who held a media discussion yesterday relating to children of Mirigama said that when there are other schools in proximity for those children and that after marks were given properly those children had secured low marks and thus no injustice has been done. Already a story is going around the UNP that it is not fit enough for a Deputy Minister to behave by creating headdlines in the newspapers saying that he would abandon Yahapalanaya if children are not given schools. Minister Akila Viraj has mentioned this at a question posed to him by Neth Radio Channel in this connection.

​"We have come to understand that after his child's death that he has faced a minor mental condition. So what we have to say is that we would be taking action in the future in that connection as a Party. We also hope to inform the Speaker too about it and to produce him before a doctor for some treatment". ​
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When Thevarapperuma attempted to commit suicide Principal consents to admit all 10 children  

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When Thevarapperuma attempted to commit suicide Principal consents to admit all 10 children

When Thevarapperuma attempted to commit suicide Principal consents to admit all 10 children

Deputy Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma had commenced a satygraha on top of his cab vehicle parked opposite the Zonal educational office in Matugama.His protest was to accommodate 10 children to Grade 1 of the Matugama Meegahatenna primary school.

His satyagraha campaign was to end today the 30th instant with a death threat. He had got on to a chair and hung his neck on to a ceiling fan.If the chair was taken away he neck
would get strangled and death would have resulted.

However before the chair was removed the authorities of the education office had promised to admit the 10 children to the Matugama Meegahatenna primary school. With it he had stopped his fast unto death protest campaign.

It is reported as his health condition was not sound he had been taken to a hospital for a check up and treatment. With the courtesy of the officials of the United National Party Palitha Thevarapperuma is to  shown to a consultant  psychiatric.

A photograph of the scene when he was standing on a chair under a coaling fan is shown here:


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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya  

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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya



Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya

This morning the 30th instant Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has received the membership of the United National Party from the Prime Minister .He had received a letter to serve as the new Organizer of the UNP’s Kelaniya seat.

With his membership of the UNP , his party the Democratic Party has been dissolved and those members who wish to contest in the Provincial Council elections could contest under the UNP ticket.

It is relevant to mention that Sarath Fonseka in the presidential election in the year 2010 had been a stiff opposition to Mahinda Rajapaksa. After his defeat he formed the new Democratic Party.He won a seat in the parliament having contested for the Colombo district .But he lost his parliamentary seat as he was imprisoned. The seat that was vacant was given to the deputy leader of the  Democratic party Jayantha Ketagoda.

After he was released from prison Jayantha Ketagoda held on to the seat having supported Mahinda Rajapaksa. During the last general election the Democratic Party could not secure a single seat. However he was offered a seat from the national list for his close relationship and having signed an agreement with the Maithripala Sirisena  and  the United National Party.

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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya  

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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya



Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya

This morning the 30th instant Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has received the membership of the United National Party from the Prime Minister .He had received a letter to serve as the new Organizer of the UNP’s Kelaniya seat.

With his membership of the UNP , his party the Democratic Party has been dissolved and those members who wish to contest in the Provincial Council elections could contest under the UNP ticket.

It is relevant to mention that Sarath Fonseka in the presidential election in the year 2010 had been a stiff opposition to Mahinda Rajapaksa. After his defeat he formed the new Democratic Party.He won a seat in the parliament having contested for the Colombo district .But he lost his parliamentary seat as he was imprisoned. The seat that was vacant was given to the deputy leader of the  Democratic party Jayantha Ketagoda.

After he was released from prison Jayantha Ketagoda held on to the seat having supported Mahinda Rajapaksa. During the last general election the Democratic Party could not secure a single seat. However he was offered a seat from the national list for his close relationship and having signed an agreement with the Maithripala Sirisena  and  the United National Party.

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Lushan of Panadura who blasted robbers with a baseball batand chased them away  

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Lushan of Panadura who blasted robbers with a baseball batand chased them away

The media in England are talking about a Sri Lankan student who heroic enough to prevent a robbery that was to take place in a shop there by hammering the culprits with a baseball bat and chasing them away when they were armed with knives in their hands.

28 year old Lushan Weerasooriya this student who is following his Bachelor Degree at Salford University in Britain had been on duty at a wine and customer goods shop in the capacity of a cashier on a part-time job. When he had commenced his shift around
7 in the evening 2 persons who had come there had threatened him demanding cash in the drawer. At that moment what they had said was that the condition of their mother who was suffering from cancer had aggravated and that they needed money to attend to those expenses. When Lushan told these two individuals who had been highly intoxicated with liquor and had possessed an unnatural look on them that he is not in a position to accede to their request, they had then taken knives into their hands and tried to attack him. At that moment he had got hold of a baseball bat which he had hidden for his safety close to his cashier seat and had begun dealing blows on the robbers continuously and brought them under control which finally resulted in the robbers fleeing from the spot.

Even before 48 hours elapsed, the British Police were able to get the two robbers who tried the robbery into their custody after carrying out a survey on the CCTV camera tapes. It was revealed that it was two brothers aged 37 and 32 who had come for this robbery and the police were able to find that they were addicted to cocaine in a serious manner and had been trying to find a way of buying the said drugs. Whatever it is, their mother has in fact been a cancer patient and it was revealed that at the time her two sons were nabbed by the police she had breathed her last. The suspects who were subsequently produced before courts were later sentenced to 4 years and 4 months imprisonment.

Lushan who stifled the robbery was a youth who had gone to England in the year 2014 to sit for his post-graduate Degree and was a resident of Panadura. He is a son of a police officer in this country, it is reported. Lushan has explained that he had assaulted the robbers without thinking twice and that he had not been confronted with an experience such as this before. Whatever it is his shop owner had been thankful to him for his heroic act and had remarked that self-defence was something of priority on that occasion and that if only he had palmed over the money asked for, Lushan would not have to worry about the situation. CCTV scenes of the incident, from below
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President joins in the walk to end torture  

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President Maithripala Sirisena also joined in the walk organized to express support to for victims of torture. The walk was organized to mark the International Day in support of Victims of Torture. The walk was held under the theme “Halt to Torture.” It was organized by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. The walk
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Prime Minister opens ITN’s full HD Studio  

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The Independent Television Network is now equipped with a full High Definition Studio Complex. The opening of this HD television studio Complex with the highest clarity for the first time in the local electronic communication history took place under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. Several Parliamentarians were present at the opening of this
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Field Marshal Fonseka joins the UNP  

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that the era in which two forces attacked separately should be ended and it’s time to win the war in building the country by attacking unitedly. The Prime Minister mentioned that he received the support of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka during the difficult period. The Prime Minister was speaking
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Case filed against Namal Rajapaksa  

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The Bribery Commission today filed action against Namal Rajapaksa in the Supreme Court under section 20 of the Bribery Act-contempt of commission-by not appearing before the commission appropriately to provide statements. The Director General of the Commission has filed the action under the provision, ‘contempt’. The Commission alleged that Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa had not appeared
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Johnston Fernando is released on bail  

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate has enlarged on bail former Minister Johnston Fernando and two ex-state officials with respect to corruption cases filed by the Bribery Commission. The former Minister and the two ex-state officials were each ordered released on a cash bail of 50,000 rupees and two sureties of 5 million rupees. The Commission to
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700 acres occupied by Army returned to Jaffna civilians  

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Lands belonging to civilians in the Jaffna Peninsula and used by the Security Forces are now being returned to them. The process is being successfully carried out. Another 701 acres of land have been vested in the people in Jaffna. Lands within the Telippalai Divisional Secretariat Division affiliated to the Palaly Army camp, have been
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Dengue reaches epidemic level. 35 deaths in several months  

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The Health Ministry has said that the dengue disease has spread to an epidemic level in ten Districts. 35 deaths due to the disease has so far been reported. As such the Health Ministry emphasized that the public should be extra cautious. These details came to light during a discussion held under the patronage of
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Permanent houses for families of rehabilitated LTTE cadres  

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A programme to provide permanent houses for families of ex-combatants who had been rehabilitated and reintegrated into society. This has been revealed by Rehabilitation Commissioner General Major General Janaka Ratnayake. He said that this programme will be implemented under the guidance of Minister Sajith Premadasa. The Rehabilitation Commissioner General said that some 1000 odd houses
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78 tons of fish exported to EU in one week  

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A stock of 78 tons of fish has been exported to countries coming under the European Union within the last seven days since the lifting of the ban on Sri Lankan fish exports to Europe. These fish stocks had been exported to countries of the European Union or the week 22nd to 29th, since the
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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya  

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Sarath Fonseka obtains UNP membership and appointed organizer of Kelaniya



This morning the 30th instant Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has received the membership of the United National Party from the Prime Minister .He had received a letter to serve as the new Organizer of the UNP’s Kelaniya seat.

With his membership of the UNP , his party the Democratic Party has been dissolved and those members who wish to contest in the Provincial Council elections could contest under the UNP ticket.

It is relevant to mention that Sarath Fonseka in the presidential election in the year 2010 had been a stiff opposition to Mahinda Rajapaksa. After his defeat he formed the new Democratic Party.He won
a seat in the parliament having contested for the Colombo district .But he lost his parliamentary seat as he was imprisoned. The seat that was vacant was given to the deputy leader of the  Democratic party Jayantha Ketagoda.

After he was released from prison Jayantha Ketagoda held on to the seat having supported Mahinda Rajapaksa. During the last general election the Democratic Party could not secure a single seat. However he was offered a seat from the national list for his close relationship and having signed an agreement with the Maithripala Sirisena  and  the United National Party.

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Kotte Mayor’s two children hospitalized stricken with dengue  

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Kotte Mayor’s two children hospitalized stricken with dengue

The Mayor of Kotte Municipal Council Janaka Ranawaka addressing a meeting at the Kotte MC has added that his two children have acquired the deadly Dengue decease. He had admitted that within the Kotte area there are problems regarding
cleanliness.

This had attributed for his two children also to suffer with dengue and are hospitalised. He had added that he been the Mayor could not prevent his children from acquiring dengue.
About 14 days back the public health officers of the Kotte Municipal council had detected a neighbouring house with dengue breeding mosquitoes. The authorities of the Municipal Council had failed to file action. They should have filed action against him also taken steps to destroy the dengue breeding mosquitoes.

As  a result of this lapse his children also had been affected by dengue.He had also added at the meeting that he had told the related authorities to file action against him if the authorities found during  inspecting any dengue breeding mosquitoes in his garden. The failure to do so is a point that has to be regretted he had said.
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Rumour that Lasith Malinga is to step into politics  

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Rumour that Lasith Malinga is to step into politics

Cricketer Lasith Malinga created some uproar recently because of the story related to the IPL Tournament and his knee ailment and now a story is brewing around that he is trying to come into politics for the reason that he has visited a certain politico; which is a remote incident.

Actually it is to the house of Ranjan Ramanayaka , a Deputy Minister of the UNP that he had in fact
visited. He had even posed for some photos there. What he spoke about there of course has still not been revealed. Malinga records first position as the bowler in the 20 - 20 Tournament right now; but if he is not in a position to remain in the game of cricket and resigns due to his physical ailment he would perhaps choose politics as his option -- as seen from the clue noted from this meeting.


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How Emigration - Immigration officer browsers Facebook from phone amidst duties! (video)  

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How Emigration - Immigration officer browsers Facebook from phone amidst duties! (video)


How Emigration - Immigration officer browsers Facebook from phone amidst duties! (video)

Emigration and Immigration officers yesterday engaged in a strike protesting against the installation of a new CCTV system at the Katunayaka Airport terminal. The strikers had not provided a proper answer to the reason concerning their action while what associations come out with is the  irrational argument that CCTVs are being installed in that section only when there are so many places which
needs such installation.

Published here is an occasion where an officer is observed on browsing the Facebook from his mobile phone during the time he is attending to his duties of checking passports. This may well be one reason for protesting against CCTVs. That video, from below      
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Story of Emigration and Immigration officers who opposed CCTVs being installed  

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Story of Emigration and Immigration officers who opposed CCTVs being installed


Story of Emigration and Immigration officers who opposed CCTVs being installed

Emigration and Immigrations officers refused to carry out their duties of attending to passengers for a period of one hour yesterday (28) protesting against installing CCTV systems at Katunayaka
Airport Terminal buildings.

This protest which was carried on from 11.45 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. resulted in a delay of 15 minutes of 4 Sri Lankan flights and 8 other flights. The protest had erupted at the time a CCTV system was to be installed covering the entire airport, under instructions of the President. The Secretary of Emigration and Immigration Officers' Association Mr. Y.A.S.D. Yapa stated that this protest has been voiced on the occasion on the issue as to why when there are so many places which are not covered in the system now in operation, a CCTV system is to be installed only at the immigration section. However under the promise that this decision would be considered later, the strike was called off.

By now, criticisms have been aimed at this incident by comparing it to the Sinhala proverb which implies that 'the flowering part of the banana tree jumps over the fence before the thief'. The criticism points out that a protest is launched by none other than shareholders or participants of racketeers who are against the activity of providing safety to the airport the latter of which is a hub where racketeers bring in unwanted stuff to the country.

As reported, the two CCTV systems in operation currently at the airport are not operating in a manner that it has therefore created an obstacle for surveillance. Once the new system is fixed, all systems would be focused and directed to one particular unit and it is anticipated that a separate team would be engaged in the surveillance. Whatever it is, because of yesterday's protest the installing activities of the CCTV system has been temporarily suspended and the decision to be arrived at is expected to be taken after all parties are summoned under the leadership of the Secretary of Defense.

When questioned about the obstacle which sprang up when a progressive action such as this was to be launched, the Controller of Emigration and Immigration, General Ranasingha responded saying that there was no strike that occured there. Also that other than a discussion which took place because a renovation was fixed to be done last morning without prior notice at the section separated for the emigration and immigration officers, there was no protest at all for installing cameras there.

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Speculation that Nandalal to be appointed to the main chair at Central Bank  

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Speculation that Nandalal  to be appointed to the main chair at Central Bank

It is not Eran but Nandalal tipped to sit on main chair

After the term of the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Arjun Mahendran expires at the end of the month there had erupted talks as to who would
succeed him.

There is speculation that the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Nandalal Weersinghe is the most likely successor. This has been speculated among the sources close to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

Although the deputy minister Eran Wickremaratne was tipped to succeed earlier he had himself added that it is not suitable for a politician to accept such a post, although Prime Minister Ranil Wickreasinghe has had in this in mind.

In this context President Maithripala Sirisena wishes to appoint the person in line at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka itself which is the most prudent thing to do.
Accordingly those in line for contention are Professor Nandalal Weerasinghe, Professor Lalith Samaraweera and Dinesh Weerakkody. Among them the most eligible is Professor Nandalal Weerasinghe it is learnt.

Nandalal Weerasinghe has had twenty five years experience at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and has had the opportunity of representing Sri Lanka as a economic specialist in research and is the Sri Lankan representative as an executive at World Bank.

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Vat to be changed - President  

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Because of public plea VAT to be amended from Monday - President


Because of public plea VAT to be amended from Monday - President

Addressing a meeting at the Maheweli playground in Girandurukotte the president Maithripala Sirisena has promised to amend the VAT component as there have been many who had aired their displeasure.

The president had said this while attending to a national programme on the prevention of kidney deceases in the Badulla district. The president had said this as he had realised that the ordinary citizens have been terribly hampered owing to the
increase of essential items with the increase in the percentage of VAT.

The president also had promised to resolve the car permits issue of the public servants. The VAT matter he had promised to resolve by Monday.
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Two bridegrooms, two brides ; page boys and flower girls ... all twins  

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Two bridegrooms, two brides ; page boys and flower girls ... all twins


Two bridegrooms, two brides ; page boys and flower girls ... all twins

A couple of bridegrooms and brides who were twins from two families entered into marriage simultaneously at a marriage celebration held recently in Chilaw. What could be considered as something striking in this celebration is the fact that the bestmen and the bridesmaids including the flower girls and page boys and even those who were present to recite the jayamangala
gathas too were selected from families of twins.

Hasitha and Hasika the twin sisters who were dance artistes from Ihalagama, Madampe wedded the two brothers Lakmal and Shrimal who themselves were twin brothers.






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Pavithra who sticking her finger at the lawyer severely warned by courts  

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Pavithra who sticking her finger at the lawyer severely warned by courts

MP Pavithra Wanniaarachchi had been subjected to a severe warning by Colombo Additional Magistrate Mrs. Aruni Attygala. The reason for this was that when the MP was present in courts in connection with a legal case when the attention was in focus over the case she had been sticking her finger at her attorneys-at-law unnecessarily and giving them
instructions.

At a time when a case is being heard and when the magistrate is watching, the prevalence of a disciplined environment is required for the verdict of the case to be delivered and no opportunity is given for people to walk about, attend to telephone calls, engage in conversation or to drink water. In case anybody was seen behaving in such an obstructive way the judge is permitted to take disciplinary action against the person concerned.

MP Pavithra Wanniaarachchi being a lawyer herself while fully aware of these matters had committed this offence. At the moment the defense lawyer was in the process of bringing forward the necessary points regarding a court case pertaining to her, MP and attorney-at-law of the United People's Freedom Alliance who was sticking her finger at one of her lawyers was thus strictly warned last morning by Colombo Additional Magistrate Mrs. Aruni Attygala.

The legal case in question relating to her was that that she had leased out a luxury house situated in Subhuthipura area in Battaramulla which had lacked required facilities and over that issue she had tried to hand over the house prior to the stipulated date at which instance the owner of the said house had cheated her by handing her a dishonoured cheque. Thus a case had been filed against him accusing him of cheating her for a sum of Rs. 20 lakhs.

The Additional Magistrate who observed MP Mrs. Pavithra Wanniaarachchi who arrived in courts yesterday with her attorneys-at-law when the case was called being engaged in giving advice to a junior attorney-at-law by sticking her finger at his body and even further calling him to a corner of the courts and giving him instructions had this to say: "parties connected to the case are expected to give instructions to their lawyers not when court proceedings are in progress, but outside courts. Courts cannot permit anybody to stick his or her finger at a lawyer and give instructions. The courts cannot devote any speciality in the case of this particular legal case. The complainant is an attorney-at-law. As such she should know how to behave in courts more than anyone else".
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Thevarapperuma's story of the week  

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Thevarapperuma's story of the week : stamping down filthy hotels

Thevarapperuma's story of the week : stamping down filthy hotels

Palitha Thevarapperuma of this government appears to have replaced the position of creating news by Mervin Silva of the past regime. Whatever it is his methodology is different. The conflict he entered into with an employee of a hotel in Dewata area, Galle Electorate when Deputy Minister
Palitha Thevarapperuma happened to be present at a promotional programme of UNP members at Galle Electoral Division day-before-yesterday (26) took place in the following manner.

On the occasion Deputy Minister Palitha stepped into that hotel to have his breakfast that morning he had used harsh words on the waiter asking him to bring him that food and the waiter had responded saying, "Don't speak like that". The hotel employee had thus explained it as the root cause for the conflict. Later the Deputy Minister is supposed to have got hold of him by the neck and had assaulted him. In the process, another person who came to the hotel too had got involved in this incident and had subsequently fallen down. How this conflict took place is recorded in CCTV cameras of the hotel.

Initially the hotel employee had not identified that it was a Deputy Minister. After this incident in the morning another incident had followed. The Deputy Minister had come to this same hotel the same day around 4 in the evening in the company of the Health Officer of Galle and a group of Public Health Officers, explaining matters of uncleanliness of the hotel.

This is how the Deputy Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma spoke about the incident concerned: "I didn't assault anybody. I pointed out about the uncleanliness of the hotel. It is to cover up that -- this story is being brought forward. We went to have breakfast at about 6.45 in the morning. While having breakfast it was noticed that a person who came to the hotel slipped and fell. That person was from Kegalle area. It was that he knocked against the waiter and fell down. I then said, "you'll must work with some attention ... help him get up". Subsequently I took him towards the tap. "Couldn't go near the kitchen ... so unclean! There were heaps of garbage near the cooking place. It was a kind of hell. Toilet pits were overflowing in the rear section. After that I got connected to the Health Officer over the phone and spoke to him about this".

The manner in which the Deputy Minister posed questions against the hotel has been looked down upon by Hotel Owners' Society. The following video has been recorded in a Facebook Page of Deputy Minister Thevarapperuma.
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Public hoots and sends away Dayasiri who came for Mahinda's meeting  

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Public hoots and sends away Dayasiri who came for Mahinda's meeting


Public hoots and sends away Dayasiri who came for Mahinda's meeting

A religious festival was held day-before-yesterday (26) in Pengodagedera, Panduwasnuwara under the leadership of
Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa and because Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera stepped on the stage he had to experience a treatment of hooting from the public.

This event was organised for the occasion of declaring open the bodhi of the vihara. MPs Johnston Fernando and Salinda Dissanayaka were seated there and when Mahinda was about to get on stage amidst activities of the event, it was seen Minister Dayasiri approaching the flight of steps on the other side of the stage. Feeling as there was nothing wrong he had seated himself next to Johnston. During this process there was some murmuring going on among the crowd present. The chief incumbent commenced his speech and said that this day was a very happy day for him and that most members of the committee contributed in erecting the bodhi but that there were two or three who who wanted to pull the leg as well. With that comment a person who was present on the occasion butted in saying, "there he is on the stage!" Just then hooting was heard from the crowd which incidentally was targeted at none other than Mr. Dayasiri Jayasekera.

Mahinda on that occasion tried this best to calm down the situation by standing up from his seat. At that moment Dayasiri had got up from his seat and had then seated himself near Mahinda Rajapaksa. Just then another shout was heard saying, "don't take him near!" As soon as the chief incumbent's speech was over, Dayasiri had got up from his seat and prepared to go off when the hooting had once again commenced. When Minister had got down from the stage and had started walking away, hooting was heard here and there and in the process a youth who was present there had posed a question "is the spine straight?" for Minister Dayasiri who was outside the iron railing covering in the festival premises. Dayasiri had then approached the youth and asked "What did you say yakko?" and had tried to get involved in an argument when another set of youth had come to the assistance of the young man and had asked the very same question from Dayasiri. The Minister's security who arrived on the scene had subsequently made the Minister get into the jeep and set off preventing the conflict going beyond bounds.
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Amendments to VAT will be made on Monday  

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President Maithripala Sirisena has revealed that amendments will be made to the VAT on Monday to grant relief to the public. The President was speaking at a programme launched on the prevention of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Badulla today. Director of the Badulla District Regional Health Services Dr. Janitha Tennekoon handed over to the
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Court rules there is no evidence to file charges against Minister Patalie  

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The judiciary has decided that Minister Champika Ranawaka cannot be named a suspect for the motor accident in Rajagiriya injuring a youth. Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya said that the Minister cannot be named a suspect considering all reports and evidence. The Additional Magistrate said the Court made this decision based on the facts and
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Sri Lanka’s first full HD television studio complex will be opened tomorrow  

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All arrangements are in place for the opening of a television studio with the highest clarity for the first time in the local electronic communication history, within the Independent Television Network premises at Wickremasinghepura in Battaramulla. The opening of this full High Definition Television Studio tomorrow will take place under the patronage of Prime Minister
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Five refuse tea lorries seized in Kadugannawa  

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Five lorries that were transporting refuse tea from Kandy to Colombo have been seized. The Kadugannawa Police said that three lorries were seized last night while two others were seized earlier. The stock of refuse tea had been transported from the Udunuwara area in Kandy. Two lorries contained a stock that was to be exported.
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National Committee to resolve issues of investors and industrialists  

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It has been decided to establish a National Committee to sort out issues encountered by investors and industrialists in Industrial Zones. This is the first time that such a Committee is to be established. The Committee will deliberate on problems faced by industrialists and find out solutions. Another objective of the Committee is to get
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Military is there to provide security to the country and not VIPs; State Minister Ruwan Wijewardena  

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Parliamentarian Dulles Alahapperuma has said that action was being taken to remove the military security accorded to Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. He made this reference at a media conference held in Colombo today. In the meantime, State Minister Ruwan Wijewardena has said that the military is there to provide security to the country and
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Shops closed and demonstrations against VAT  

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Demonstrations against the VAT were held in various parts of the country in a well-organized manner closing shops. Noteworthy was the opening of the shops after a short period ending the protest. Demonstrations were held today in the Kadawatha, Makola and Biyagama areas against the VAT with shops closed down. The shops were reopened after
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Teacher Principal Union collective stage protest against grade system  

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The Teacher Principal Trade Union Collective has accused that the new Principal Grading system has not been properly formulated. The Education Ministry pointed out that a Committee has been appointed to inquire into the issue and a decision would be given within two weeks. A demonstration was held opposite the Education Ministry at Isurupaya accusing
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Residents of 12 villages demonstrate against the elephant conflict  

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Residents of 12 villages including Thrippane staged a protest obstructing the Anuradhapura Colombo A-9 highway. They were demanding an immediate solution to the elephants storming into their villages and causing damages. This demonstration was staged opposite the Thirippane Divisional Secretariat demanding a solution to the elephant issue. Residents of 12 villages including Thirippane, Marakulama, Ulagalla
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FR petition challenging Eastern Chief Minister’s behavior dismissed  

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The Supreme Court has decided to dismiss a Fundamental Rights petition challenging the behavior of the Eastern Chief Minister at a function held in the Sampur area. The petition had been filed by an Attorney at Law. The Supreme Court decided that there was a legal issue in the filing of this Fundamental Rights petition
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World T20 Main Draw Set To Expand To ‘Super 12’  

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Two more teams are likely to be added to the main draw of the reinstated World T20 in 2018. Discussions at the Associates meeting of the ongoing ICC annual conference in Edinburgh also indicated that representatives of the Associate nations on the ICC board may get full voting rights as well. Had such a format
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Eoin Morgan hungry for ODI series win  

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Captain Eoin Morgan hopes the weather will not be a distraction as England look to seal a one-day international series wins over Sri Lanka today. England take a 1-0 lead to The Oval, with one victory sandwiched between an opening tie and an abandoned third ODI. Rain is forecast today, but Morgan is keen to
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Eoin Morgan hungry for ODI series win  

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Captain Eoin Morgan hopes the weather will not be a distraction as England look to seal a one-day international series wins over Sri Lanka today. England take a 1-0 lead to The Oval, with one victory sandwiched between an opening tie and an abandoned third ODI. Rain is forecast today, but Morgan is keen to
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Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore dies  

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Pioneering rock guitarist Scotty Moore, who was a member of Elvis Presley’s original band, has died aged 84. He died in Nashville on Tuesday after several months of poor health. He is credited with helping Elvis shape his music that came to be called rock ‘n’ roll, and inspired generations of guitarists. Moore was the
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“Marauders” will be released early next month  

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“Marauders” is an upcoming American action crime-thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Michael Cody and Chris Sivertson. The film stars Christopher Meloni, Bruce Willis, Dave Bautista, and Adrian Grenier. It is the second film to feature Willis and Meloni, the first being 12 Monkeys. When a bank is hit by a
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Basil’s intervention compressed  

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Basil’s intervention compressed, Mahinda on a protest walk island wide


Basil’s intervention compressed, Mahinda on a  protest walk island wide

At the Member of Parliament Mahinda Rajapaksa’s co-coordinating political office along Nelum Mawatha, Battaramulla a meeting had taken place last morning. For this meeting members of the joint
opposition and Basil Rajapaksa had participated.

At the meeting a misunderstanding Basil Rajapaksa has had with the members of the joint opposition was amicably settled and in the future for the protest activities of the joint opposition Basil Rajapaksa would have to keep away.This was made for him to understand.

It had been unanimously decided that the protest activities within the parliament would be continued by the members of the joint opposition in the same vein and with the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa protests would be launched against the present Yahapalana government at national level.In the month of August with the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa a protest walk is to held from Kandy to Colombo.

In addition at district levels organized protests would be held.The first of which is to be held in the Kalutara district next month.
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Along with dengue two other types of virus fewer island wide  

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Along with dengue two other types of virus fewer island wide

A consultant physician of the epidemic science unit of the health services ministry has disclosed on the 28th instant that with the high intensity dengue epidemic another type of Influenza AH1N1 and another type of viral flu is fast spreading island wide.

As a result of two other types of influenza is spreading fast it has become difficult to identify the
dengue fewer from these as a result more dengue cases and deaths have been reported.

The symptoms of the dengue fewer are high temperature, pain in the muscles, vomiting and severe headache. It is advised that if anyone is suffering from these symptoms irrespective of whether it is influenza AH1N1 or it is the other type of viral flu is advised to obtain treatment from a hospital immediately.

To date 21000 dengue patients have been detected and 31 unfortunate deaths have been reported. It is learnt that these figures could go up and the high intensity dengue epidemic would prevail until the end of next month was added by the consultant physician.
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Matugama vendor who donated Rs.50 for PET Scanner machine  

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Matugama vendor who donated Rs.50 for PET Scanner machine

Yet another incident is heard behind the scenes of collecting-procedures of public funds targetting 200 million for the Maharagama Cancer Institute which incident ironically or so turned out to become a special news item last week. When it was publicized across the media for the collection of funds be credited to an Account at Bank of Ceylon, it was
seen that various people with various levels of income all around the country had volunteered to go to banks and donate whatever sum of money was at their disposal. It is of particular interest to note that the public had donated their monies at all 635 Bank of Ceylon branches in the country on behalf of this fund. While there had been some individuals who donated lakhs and millions of money , there also had been a host of persons who donated Rs. 50 as the lowest level of donation, it was revealed at statistics.

The media in the process had taken steps to find some information about a certain female from Matugama area who had donated her 'bit' in this manner. It was a woman who earned her living by selling leafy edible plants to the people. Her daily average earnings had been about Rs. 300. Having watched this support-programme over the television had gone a bank in Matugama area and had deposited her Rs. 50 for the Cancer Fund with a great sense of elation. Officers of the bank had accepted her 'bit' commenting, "if only somebody is benefitted by this sum of money too .. it's enough". They had in fact a further word of praise for her saying that although it was a small sum of money, her contribution nevertheless was more valuable than that money itself. The PET Scanner which has already been ordered would find its way to the country to serve the ordinary man in a short period of time.
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Matugama vendor who donated Rs.50 for PET Scanner machine  

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Matugama vendor who donated Rs.50 for PET Scanner machine

Yet another incident is heard behind the scenes of collecting-procedures of public funds targetting 200 million for the Maharagama Cancer Institute which incident ironically or so turned out to become a special news item last week. When it was publicized across the media for the collection of funds be credited to an Account at Bank of Ceylon, it was
seen that various people with various levels of income all around the country had volunteered to go to banks and donate whatever sum of money was at their disposal. It is of particular interest to note that the public had donated their monies at all 635 Bank of Ceylon branches in the country on behalf of this fund. While there had been some individuals who donated lakhs and millions of money , there also had been a host of persons who donated Rs. 50 as the lowest level of donation, it was revealed at statistics.

The media in the process had taken steps to find some information about a certain female from Matugama area who had donated her 'bit' in this manner. It was a woman who earned her living by selling leafy edible plants to the people. Her daily average earnings had been about Rs. 300. Having watched this support-programme over the television had gone a bank in Matugama area and had deposited her Rs. 50 for the Cancer Fund with a great sense of elation. Officers of the bank had accepted her 'bit' commenting, "if only somebody is benefitted by this sum of money too .. it's enough". They had in fact a further word of praise for her saying that although it was a small sum of money, her contribution nevertheless was more valuable than that money itself. The PET Scanner which has already been ordered would find its way to the country to serve the ordinary man in a short period of time.
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President tells officials to enforce the law to the letter against those who destroy the environment  

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  President Maithripala Sirisena has emphasized to officials that it is their responsibility to enforce the law to the letter against persons who harm the environment. The President pointed out to the officials that he would always personally be on their side if they heed this advice. President Maithripala Sirisena was addressing a function held
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Mahindananda Aluthgamage is summoned to the Presidential Commission  

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Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage was summoned to the Presidential Commission inquiring into serious fraud and corruption to record a statement with respect to inquiries mooted on the construction of a building in Nawalapitiya. Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage was summoned over investigations into a plot of land belonging to the Department of Railways in Nawalapitiya being leased to
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ITN Former Chairman Dew Gunasekara says media should divulge the truth to the people  

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  Former Chairman of the Independent Television Network and Former Minister Dew Gunasekara has pointed out that if the media reveals to the people the truth about the problems of the country it would support in sorting them out. He made this reference joining in the ITN Aswedduma programme. Aswedduma is a novel programme launched
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UN Human Rights Chief commends progress made by the Sri Lankan Government  

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has commended the Sri Lankan Government, claiming that the overall steps to implement some of the key commitments made in UN Resolution last year are encouraging. However he declared that more rapid and sustained progress could have been made on some other issues. In the
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300,000 will sit the GCE Advanced Level Examination  

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More than 300,000 candidates are eligible to sit the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination this year. The total number of candidates who are eligible to sit the Advanced Level Examination to be held in August this year is 315,607. Commissioner General of Examinations W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara said that the total number of school candidates is 249,981. He
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21 are injured in a bus accident in Badulla  

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21 persons have been injured in a bus accident. The accident happened when a bus plying from Gala-Uda to Badulla veered off the road in the Jagulla area. A Sri Lanka Transport Board bus met with this accident. Initial investigations have revealed that the braking system of the bus had become defunct. The 21 persons
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More Lankan refugees return from India  

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Another group of Sri Lankan refugees numbering 36 who were staying in Refugee Camps in South India returned to the island today. Their return was supported by the United Nations. The programme of bringing back Sri Lankan refugee from Refugees Camps in South India commenced in the year 2011. Accordingly, the Ministry of Resettlement and
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Central Expressway will be built in three years  

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Plans are afoot to construct the Central Expressway within the next three years. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Rambukkana Divisional Development Committee. The Committee meeting was held under the patronage of Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Mahipala Herath and Parliamentarian Sanjith Samarasinghe, who are the Co-Chairmen of the Rambukkana Divisional Development Committee. The
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300 million rupees paid as compensation to migrant workers  

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A sum of 210 million rupees had been paid as insurance cover to Sri Lankans who had left the country after being registered with the Foreign Employment Bureau. The Bureau said that the compensation paid on behalf of deaths was 300 million rupees. This compensation has been granted from January 2015 to May this year.
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321 students of Southeastern University are suspended  

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321 students of the Southeastern University have been barred from entering the University premises. The ban has been imposed on an initiative taken with regarding to a ragging incident. Students of four of the five Faculties of the University had expressed their agreement to prevent from engaging in ragging new students. Vice Chancellor of the
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Kandy Perahera Festival dates are announced  

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  The official dates of the Kandy Esala Perahera were announced today. The time period for the conduct of Esala Perahera was announced at a special discussion held under the patronage of the Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela. The planting of Kap for the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will take place at an auspicious time
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Deputy Minister Eran to be new Governor of Central Bank  

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Deputy Minister Eran to be new Governor of Central Bank, Rosy to fill the void  seat in Parliament

The service period of the present Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Arjun Mahendran is to cease on the 30th of this month
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It is spoken within political circles that the Deputy Minister of state enterprise development Eran Wickremaratne is to be made the new Governor of
the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Eran Wickremaratne is an old boy of prestigious Royal College and has obtained degrees in Bsc and Msc in Economics. Before entering politics has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at the National Development Bank (NDB) . He is  a person quite competent in banking activities. In addition Eran Wickremaratne has had the privilege of been the inaugural chairman of the ICTA.

Once he  is offered this appointment his seat in the Parliament is due to become vacant. This void will be filled by Rosy Senanayake who is the next in the list of having secured the nest highest number of preferential votes.

It is pertinent to mention that when Rosy Senanayake  missed been appointed to a seat in Parliament she had filed a court case seeking permission to recount her preferential votes.
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