Daily NEWS Srilanka

State enterprise development deputy Minister Eran Wickremaratne had this to say at a media conference held at the Siri Kotha UNP headquarters on the 31st:-

" When we cannot run one airline service could we run two airline services? Both are loss making institutions.Hence the question I need to ask why these were run incurring loses spending the money of our tax payers.They had run these for corruption and theft.Hence we had come to two decisions.One is to amalgamate the Sri Lankan airlines and the Mihin Lanka airline.

The second decision we arrived was  that Sri Lanka airlines need capital to run.Hence we had advertised that anyone interested could invest capital and manage the administration function of the airlines.Now the process of amalgamation is been performed..It is reported by the BOI that eight companies have agreed to take over."

It is reported that the photos that had been published in Face Book pages that people in the north have attacked the army have been identified as those pictures pertaining to an incident that had taken place in Bangladesh in year 2007.

It has been found by our intelligence personnel that this has been an

The phenomenon that a tourist guest house is to be established in Sri Pada environment which was circulated among social websites during the past few days had by now gone a long way. This news has become a topic which has been provocative enough to create issues related to racism, political protests and environmental problems and Sripadasthanadipathi Right Venerable Bengamuwe Dhammadinna Nayaka Thero too had to voice his opinion in the presence of the media. One of the points that drew attention

Several photographs which could be assumed to have been taken in this connection were circulated across social websites and since Sri Pada which is being venerated as 'Adam's Peak' by those of the Muslim faith, social websites have made an attempt to give an indication that this is the preliminary step to transforming this location to a Muslim holy location.

The response by the Chief Incumbent of Sri Pada was that a person of any religious faith has the freedom to worship this spot and that there is no necessity to create problems by making this an issue. He further added that as there are no lands belonging to to the Sri Pada he has no interest in claiming rights for or to oppose a hotel which is being built in some quarters. Whatever it is, officials who attended the meeting confirmed that a building of that sort is underway. As reported presently, the said tourist guest house has been planned to be erected at a location which comes under the police area of Nallathanni known as 'Mare waththa'. Though it has been described by social websites as situated at the foot of the Sri Pada, when examined in relation to the Google Map it was noted that the hotel lies in a private piece of land close to Mare Falls which stands 6 kilometers away from Sri Pada terrace.

It would cause no issue to anybody as to who it is that is involved in the construction as long as the environmental license relevant to guest houses is granted. The Central Environmental Authority has visited the land under reference for inspection by now under the demur which erupted in this regard in order to ascertain whether authority or permission could be granted. In the meantime, while one party say that the owner of this land is Basil Rajapaksa, yet another party say that a stalwart of the present regime has some connection with this land. Sometime back when the media directly questioned him on this matter, he neither did admit that it belongs to him nor deny any possession of it; thus leaving a quizzical answer. Photographs which are supposed to have been taken when the Arab nationals visited and inspected the land, from below 

There had been heavy downpours to the Galle district on the night of the 30th instant and in the wee hours of this morning. Owing to the heavy rains several roads and areas had been inundated causing a severe hardships for transport.

 The roads thus flooded are reported to be Galle-Baddegama road:

The Galle-Imaduwa road:

Dangedera,Hiribura,Deligaha,Galle-Dickkumbura, Elapahala area,Bogahagoda-Welikonda

Owing to  floods and earth slips the road had been inundated in the morning. 

Participating in a ceremony in Suriyawewa the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had this to say:-

 " When the young society of occupation recipients had come to express gratitude to former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa what came to mind was the manner how a minister 'Hamu' who had offered jobs to youth while positioned under a tree..I was wondering what was happening under a tree instead of

So this is the way the jobs are given now.The people should not be disgraced in this manner I tell Sajith Premadasa. Do not take the people for a joke."

A vehicle travelling along Southern Expressway on 29th, day-before-yesterday went up in flames because of a technical fault in the vehicle and it was totally destroyed.

At the time the vehicle had been moving towards Colombo from Welipenna, Nawantuduwa area, the engine was noted to emanate smoke and signs of fire were observed on which occasion the car was

On inquiring further it was reported that the Japanese concerned was an employee of the fire brigade in his mother country in the capacity of a fire extinguisher. He had in fact chosen Sri Lanka for the purpose of spending his honeymoon here with his newly wedded Japanese wife and it was after spending his honeymoon and was on his way towards Katunayaka along the Southern Expressway in a vehicle taken on hire with a driver that this accident had taken place. Parts that were redeemed from the vehicle that caught fire is presently parked at Welipenna Police Quarters.

The Minister of welfare and social empowerment SB Dissanayake proposes to enact laws in parliament against children who abandon parents in streets and other place in order to confiscate their properties.

It is reported by the official of the social services department that they have confronted with a lot of conflicts when the properties of elderly persons who die interstate neglected by children when the

It has been proposed that when such elderly parents are found  the details with photographs are to be published in newspapers initially.Those  kith and kin who do not respond to such notices would not be entitled to have access to their properties and wealth.In this regard laws would be enacted the Minister had added further.

The Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara had added that in order to provide a better service to the citizens the number of police stations are to be increased.

In this regard  the Inspector General of Police has made a request to  the President and the Prime

The Inspector General of Police had said this when he had opened new police stations in Ridimaliyadde and Mahiyangana.

It has been proposed by the Minister of Housing Sajith Premadasa to construct a "Kala" Village in the Hambantota district.

The Minister has elaborated that those artistes who do not own houses would be constructed houses in this proposed "Kala" village.A plane has been drawn in this regard.

It is proposed to begin construction of this "Kala" village next year was what Sajith Premadasa had said.

With the American just days ahead the FBI institution has exposed an e mail non compliance by the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.This has caused a chaotic and contentious situation in the United States of America.

This exposure it is learnt has caused a tremendous blow to Hillary Clinton politically.

The allegation and accusation is that when she was the secretary of state during the reign of Bill Clinton she had utilized her private e mail to  exchange and send very highly confidential state mails.

It is reported that this is a huge opportunity to the Republican candidate Donald Trump to obtain the floating votes that are found in abundance.

It has been reported  by the authorities of the National Water Supply & Drainage Board that 13 areas including Maharagama and Kottawa would be subjected to a 16 hour water cut from this morning.

Accordingly Maharagama, Boralesgamuwa,Kottawa ,Pannipitiya,Rukmalgama, Pelawatta,Mattegoda,Homagama, Godagama,Meepe, Padukka, Hanwella and  Kaluaggala areas

The reason for this water cut is to attend to some repairs at the Kalatuwawa  water purification plant as added by the National Water Supply & Drainage board authorities.

The security personnel at the Moratuwa Katubedda campus had found a dead body of a man inside the premises.The police had been called upon and they have found a dead body according to police headquarters.

It is reported that this person had climbed on to a mango tree to pluck mangoes had fallen and

The person who had died is  a 43 year old person a resident of Moratuwa -Katubedde area.

It is said that he is an outsider and not a employee of the campus.In this regard the Moratuwa police is conducting investigations.