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The death of the elephant which died at the Pallekadu Garbage Management Unit belonging to Amparai Addalavanai area had been caused as a result of consuming polythene together with other waste material, Veterinary Surgeon Nihal Pushpakumara of Eastern Province Wild Life Health Management Unit said.

This elephant aged about 10 years with a height of about 8 inches

He then mentioned that parts of plant life are to be seen in the alimentary canal of a wild elephant; but where this elephant was concerned, no such plant life were to be observed. Wild elephants hovering around Amparai Buddhagala Garbage Management Unit and elephants around Pallekadu Garbage Management Unit are thus exposed to this risk. He finally stated that the reason for deaths of a large number of wild elephants around these areas is the result of feeding on garbage.

Mrs. Geetha Kumarasingha, former Member of Parliament  has for the first time revealed at a meeting of United People's Alliance in Bentota that there was a conspiracy to murder her. She said that at the time her issue concerning Member of Parliament was dragged along in courts an attempt was made to  bestow Minister posts to her and to thus lure her and because

This is how she revealed about it. "I took my position and sat with the United Opposition because I had no faith in this gang of thieves of Yahapalana. Because of my marriage I withdrew my citizenship that I got 30 years ago. But what was said in courts was that I had the citizenship at the time nominations were given. I didn't cry over when I lost my citizenship. I didn't care a cent when I lost my MP post. I gave my fullest support to United Alliance as a brave woman in the presence of males who had no spine as such.

Finally, when the case was drawing nigh they approached me and said that they'd extend the case for another 2 years and that I could hold on till my period of tenure would be over and that a post of Minister also was arranged; so, to give my decision within a week. Protecting the pride of the South I said that I would be with Mahinda Rajapaksha. Someone on the instigation of somebody had kept the gas cooker switched on. In the evening as soon as I struck the matchstick and threw it aside in order to keep the lamp to Lord Buddha ... my hand got burnt. Their hope was to kill me. But god saved my life".

In order to find out some information about the businessman called Lasantha Wickremasingha who created much sensational news in the internet during the past few days by identifying himself as the owner of several Hammer Audi Benz vehicles, we went to his place of residence in Kandy and met him.

Having failed advanced level one after the other twice he was not to lose hope in life and with sheer

Lasantha who was the eldest in a family of 2 children has had his education in about 7 schools and it was at Kandy Dharmaraja College that he has his higher education. 15 years before this he sits for his advanced level in Maths in which he fails. He then sits for it the second time. However, this time too he fails. Lasantha who fails on both shyes then sits for a Management examination and just manages to secure employment in a government department. Though he draws no good salary from it, he was not to give up his hopes. Whenever he finds a free time he used to do various things from the computer.

Lasantha who displayed a devotion towards the computer even from his schooldays showed an interest in speculation of money from 2002 across the internet and tries to make an income from graphic activities of the establishment known as Google Company Adsense and Fiver Company which incidentally was not that popular at that time among the public of Sri Lanka. A line of activity or subject of business name development for internet search machine was something for which he had a knack. Though it was not possible to earn even Rs. 5,000 a month initially, he was able to gradually increase that income and to raise it to a monthly figure of lakhs.

Though he thus earned an income from minor contracts in the internet at the beginning, he had mentioned that with the aid of a friend in New Zealand he managed to secure technological work projects of that country and he says that it speedened up his earning process. Subsequently, he had been successful in securing similar offers from Europe including countries such as Germany.

By now he is the contributor for mobile phone apps, web creation activities and other technological services for foreign countries and has been able to develop his business activities ranging upto 3 branches and thus provide employment opportunities for a number of people.

This is what he says about the journey he has come thus far. "There were various talks about the vehicles that I use. It's true that I have many vehicles. I took them because of my desire. But what I use is the Benz, the Hammer and the Audi. Some of the details of reports published in the internet about me before this as someone who makes money from the internet are not true.

I did 2002 A/L in maths. The first time I failed ... and I did the second shy and failed again. I went for classes to try my hand at the third shy. We didn't have much money as such. My father worked at AG office. My mother is a nurse. When going for classes I found a small job in a government department. I am always interested in computer activities. It was when I was engaged in this job that I thought of earning a little more money through online money-making methods. I  at the start undertook to do small  graphic work on a freelance basis. Actually most people in this country didn't know much about earning money online. It was right at the beginning that I got down to work like this. It was not from what I learned from computer courses ... I tried out on my own. At the start there were problems ... some got banned. When I began to get money little by little ... I invested it on other things.

That's how I went ahead. After a short time I began to think exactly what the audience was and got involved in things they wanted and thus began to earn money. There may be about 1,500 websites that I had designed. When extra work began to come my way I joined with others to engage in the work. When time passed by I shared money with my accomplices and accepted such assignments. What I had been operating on a minor scale then began to expand because of a friend in New Zealand. He told that he would let me know of technical requirements of businesses there. Like that I got a lot of work coming my way. We were well paid. Like this, when work in various countries were accepted as projects and carried out by us, we understood that we were able to net a big income from this. What we SEO and for the apps we prepare had a big demand. We cut our own path to success!

If there is proper guidance from the State or other institution, many people who are equipped with technological knowledge can earn an income like this. At the moment a satisfactory number of individuals work for me. I have really good faithful foreign customers. The advice that I give is ... instead of dreaming about small, small things after registering with them, identify yourself with the best things that you are capable of doing and to market those. Some can write in English. Some others are good at graphic work while some others are good at developing websites. It is those who can handle these things in a better way and could do it in a special way who are most welcome. It's not difficult to make an effort to invite that ''welcome' as such. Just as I happened to create a different path when I couldn't climb up from advanced level ... if anybody has the effort to carve the path for himself or herself ... t won't be impossible".

Popular singer Ginger White had met with an accident while on her way to a musical show to be held in Deniyaya.

The motor vehicle had fallen into a 60 foot precipice close to the Diyadawa diga culvert in Kosmodera police division and her 7 year old

Police suspect that the accident may have occured because the driver had dozed off. What Deniyaya Police say is that roads in Deniyaya experience heavy rains these days and that accidents due to slippery road conditions are seen in plenty and that in such circumstances when the vehicle when taking a bend had slipped in the process and had plunged into the precipice concerned.

As a result of the accident, Ginger's 7 year old son and a son (relative) had faced injuries. Immediately after the accident took place villagers have dispatched the victims to the hospital in 2 three-wheelers after pulling them out from the vehicle with great effort. Ginger's motor vehicle which was in the precipice was lifted and taken to the police. The vehicle had been badly damaged. Sometime back Ginger had been preparing to come forward as a candidate for Kolonnawa SLFP elections at which time an uproar emerged in the political field and later nominations were withheld from her.

A Chinese professor and 2 others had temporarily attained monkhood in front of Aukana statue last 26th. Buddha Sasana Minister, Gamini Jayawickrema joined this occasion.

It was Professor of Aesthetics in a Chinese university, businessman Wan Li Goh living in Talien of China and a railway employee by the name of

What Dhammakiththi Nahimi said was that many Chinese nationals used to visit this sacred location of Aukana and engage in religious rites and that this group of persons who were living in China had shown a great attachment towards Buddhism and had made the request of entering priesthood and to remain in meditative behaviour for the purpose of engaging in studies on Buddhism. Video related to this particular incident, from below

According to results of last Advanced Level  released this morning, the first position for the subject of Biology was clinched by Dilini Sandunika of Matara Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya while the first position for Physics was claimed by Sridharan Duwakaran of Pedurutuduwa Hartley

An accident was reported on 24th night, a few hours before the dawn of Christmas when a motor cycle plying across Kosinna Road, Ganemulla had struck a bus which was returning from  Kataragama pilgrimage. As a result of this collision 2 schoolboys travelling on this motor bike had lost their lives.The deceased were Imbulgoda Lakshan Bandara and Thurunu Dasunpriya Bamunusingha
of Ihala Biyanwila studying in grade 13 of Colombo Ananda College.

Mr. Bandara Weerasingha, father of Lakshan Bandara had this to say. "My son was so very skilled at Art and was good n his studies. He passed the scholarship at Imbulgoda Sunethra Devi College and was chosen to enter Kelaniya Gurukula and was then chosen to enter Colombo Ananda College in the 11th year. Very soon he began to ride motor bikes. He likes to ride them rather fast. I advised him on his limits. I didn't punish son very much as such. As he was a good boy I explained matters to him in a good way. My son had about 20 friends. His friend who died with him was his best friend. That evening he said he was going to attend a birthday party and had gone in a cab and later on the way had got on to the friend's bike with the idea of returning home. It was while returning that way that this accident had happened. The other friend who rode the bike too is someone who liked riding at a top speed. After the bike struck, I felt that this bus had dragged my son for some distance".

Businessman Dias Bamunusingha, father of student Thurunu Nayanajith the other deceased, had this to say: "My son received his initial education at Welipillewa Jayakody Vidyalaya and having pursued his studies at Vidyaloka Vidyalaya and after passing his ordinary level exam was finally studying Technology at Colombo Ananda College. He was also the head prefect at Vidyaloka Vidyalaya. My son was skillful at music, photography and computer literacy. He was involved in a research these days of making the Minor car at home move along with the aid of computer technology.

On the day of this accident he joined us in a pooja at Nawagamu Devala and the pooja offering was offered by son himself. When returning once more I overheard him telling the younger brother that if after going to the latrine this December 31st at 11.59 in the night, there was no chance of coming back anymore. Even in son's horoscope there was no indication that he had a fateful malefic 'apala' as such. What was mentioned was that he would go further in higher studies.

His future hopes was to become an engineer. The other friend who came on the bike with my son having fallen down had been dragged for some distance by the bus, i came to hear. Anyway we lost our darling son forever!"

Officer in charge of traffic of Ganemulla Police and inspector of police Aruna Kumara and police constable Madhava (84556) who conducted investigations in this connection said that the reason for the accident was that it had not been able to control the bike on this road full of defects and was uneven. Incidentally, the driver of the bus, Prasanna Wickramasingha the suspect was remanded by Gampaha Courts till the 2nd.

Final rites of Nayanajith would be conducted on 28th Thursday at Horagahakanda Cemetery while Lakshan's final rites would be conducted on 27th Wednesday at Imbulgoda Cemetery.

Gampaha -- K.A. Sisira Kumara

All kinds of mud attacks were slung across social media in connection with news pertaining to tele-actor Roshan Pilapitiya and new actress Ridma.

In this connection what tele-actor Roshan Pilapitiya has told the media was that these rumours against him were circulated by his former lover Sunali Ratnayaka and that he is getting ready to take legal

This is what she has mentioned there. 'Since a 'mud-slinging' attack has been launched continuously against my daughter and my son Roshan by Thilina Chathuranga and this female called  Sunali Ratnayaka, I wish to reveal the genuine story. Thilina Chathuranga living in Thambuttegama Rajanganaya happens to be a distant relation of us and has developed a connection with my daughter for less than a month and within that short period itself and as a result of a clash he was involved in at a Karaoki nightclub in Anuradhapura, with his name being flashed across the newspapers. We in fact were shocked about this and stopped the said connection and even kept him out of bounds from our home.

Where the romance between Roshan putha and my daughter was concerned, blessings of relatives on both sides were given in favour for sometime. According to the wishes of both of them, their engagement took place in a simple manner. The moment this news fell on the ears of Thilina Chathuranga and the female called Sunali spoke to me over the phone and spoke to me on several occasions in a harsh manner under the influence of alcohol. All what was spoken have been taped in my telephone and is available as evidence.

At the time this lady Sunali's mother was sick, with the knowledge of my daughter both Roshan putha and daughter went to the bank and sent 2 lakhs in cash. I send the receipt herewith. Not only that; after coming to know that Gayan - Chathurika are neglecting their second son, from the previous marriage of Roshan putha whose wife is Chathurika Peiris the wife of Gayan Wickramatilleka attachment at present my daughter and everybody in our family are aware that a helping hand was given with one ans a half lakhs. It is to tarnish the name of a humanistic man like him that they are getting together and are launching a 'mud-slinging' attack.

This lady called Sunali who had to leave this country after the death of Lasantha Wickramatunga of Sunday Leader where she was serving and her name was constantly mentioned in newspapers and the parliament who has made these accusations. In the meantime, Thilina Chathuranga is no businessman and his mother is a seamstress while the father is earning a living as a labourer and Thilina is the second child in their family. He has made false accusations saying that my daughter has been married 3 years before and money was spent on her. I as a mother challenge him to prove those and I say so without any fear. We have not been in Sri Lanka for a long period of time and live overseas. Finally what I ask is not to target false accusations like this and without throwing mud at us like this ... to go to the law immediately and and if there are any accusations to forward them. This is my first and final statement'. -- Mali Dissanayaka