Three women were killed and 17 women were injured when a tractor carrying a load of building materials and a group of women for the construction of a temple ran off the road and overturned in the Pachchanur area of Muthur this morning.
Police information stated that the road is sloping & hilly and the driver lost control of the tractor and overturned.
The Criminal Investigation Department is currently interrogating Mr. Dulangali Premadasa, the sister of opposition leader Mr. Sajith Premadasa, and former MP Hirunika Premachandra regarding the burning of President Ranil Wickramasinghe’s house at Kollupitiya.
It is related to organizing a protest in front of the house and calling people to the place before the house was set on fire that day.
The International Monetary Fund staff is scheduled to visit the island between August 24-31.
It is for further discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic, financial reforms and policies.
Peter Brewer, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s mission in Sri Lanka, and Masahiro Nozaki, the head of operations for Sri Lanka, will lead the delegation of the International Monetary Fund to Sri Lanka.
The purpose of the visit is to reach a staff-level consensus on the debt restructuring program and inquire about its progress.
A maximum retail price has been set for eggs.
A special gazette announcement has been issued for that.
Accordingly, a maximum retail price of a red egg has been set at Rs. 45 and a maximum retail price of a white egg at Rs. 43.
The police are seeking public assistance in identifying the suspects who forcibly entered the presidential secretariat office and damaged its property.
In relation to this incident on 09th July 2022, investigations are being carried out by the Colombo North Division Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Accordingly, the police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying 34 suspects whose identities have not yet been revealed through social media networks and the internet.
If you have any information about these people, the police are asking the public to contact the following phone numbers.
Phone numbers
011-2083049
075-6371563
1997 (Hotline)
Following is the schedule of power cuts to be carried out across the country today (20).
A 3-hour power cut is planned across the country for today.
Member of Parliament Dallas Alahapperuma has sent a special letter to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
That is to express displeasure at the omission of names in making appointments to the Parliamentary Steering Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Reform of Public Enterprises (COPE), the members who have represented those committees for some time like the Members of Parliament Professor G. L. Peiris, Advocate Dylan Perera, Dr. Nalaka Godaheva, Dr. Charita Herath and himself.
According to the documents disclosed by the Speaker to the Parliament last week, the above mentioned persons have been removed in the relevant committee appointments, Dallas Alahapperuma has said in his letter.
Dallas Alahapperuma has further mentioned that expressing this displeasure is not a demand for positions and the Prime Minister will accept it as an action taken against the current controversial rules and practices.
Below is the complete letter sent by the Member of Parliament, Mr. Dallas Alahapperuma, to the Prime Minister, Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena.
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The distribution of fuel has been temporarily stopped to 12 fuel stations that contributed the least to the current QR system in providing fuel.
The Ministry of Power and Energy announced that they have observed how fuel stations have been working using the QR system in a progress review meeting with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s trading division.
Accordingly, they announced that they decided to temporarily stop the distribution of fuel to about 12 filling stations that have contributed the least to that system.
It has also been told to provide the information received as public complaints to the relevant police stations and to carry out regulatory activities continuously.
Continuing the series of engagements with concurrently accredited Diplomatic Missions to Sri Lanka from New Delhi, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda interacted with a group of African Heads of Mission, and briefed them on the present developments in Sri Lanka. The interaction was also to increase Sri Lanka’s engagement with the states in the African continent, particularly in trade and economic spheres.
This group of Heads of Mission included two Ambassadors, two High Commissioners and five chargés d’ affaires who are concurrently accredited or designated to Sri Lanka from New Delhi. The second group of African Heads of Mission is to be hosted at the next interactive session. Ambassadors of Ethiopia and Mali along with the High Commissioners of Botswana and the Gambia as well as the chargés d’ affaires of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Lesotho and Malawi attended this meeting.
High Commissioner Moragoda welcomed the invited Heads of Mission and expressed his keenness in further strengthening Sri Lanka’s relations with their respective countries, particularly in the trade and economic spheres. He also pledged all possible support of his Office to them in carrying out their duties.
He briefed the Heads of Mission on the current economic and political developments in Sri Lanka, in particular the plans for the stabilization and recovery of the Sri Lankan economy. A detailed discussion followed, with the Heads of Mission posing several questions to High Commissioner Moragoda. The diplomatic staff of the High Commission of Sri Lanka also attended this interactive session.
This was the fifth time that High Commissioner Moragoda interacted with concurrently accredited Heads of Mission in this manner since assuming office in New Delhi. Previously, he had interacted with a group of European Heads of Mission and a group of Latin American and Caribbean Heads of Mission on 21 June and 19 July 2022, respectively.
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi functions as the main coordinating point between the concurrently accredited 94 Foreign Missions and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka.
High Commission of Sri Lanka
New Delhi
Former Member of Parliament Mr. Ranjan Ramanayake, who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court, came to Colombo City Center this evening to watch a special screening of the movie ‘The Game’.
It is Ranjan Ramanayake’s final film he acted on before going to jail.
Ranjan Ramanayake had appealed for a chance to watch its premiere, but it was rejected.
This time, after Mr. Ranjan Ramanayake was allowed to watch this special scene, he has been brought to the cinema hall to watch the movie under the protection of prison officials.
Colombo Additional Magistrate Mr. T. N. Ilangasinghe has ordered to release of 16 out of the 19 arrested during the protest in Colombo yesterday organized by the Inter-University Student Union.
The police headquarters stated that steps will be taken to obtain a summons order to investigate the incidents related to the struggle that took place since April 09 regarding the remaining three arrested suspects Galwewa Siridhamma Thero, Wasantha Mudalige and Hashan Jawanthu Gunathilake.
Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga, Chief Organizer of the ruling party and Minister of Urban Development and Housing, said today (19) that former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has not announced anything regarding his return to politics.
He also said that he does not believe that he will take such a decision.
“Former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa should also have the freedom that ordinary citizens of this country have. He gave up his American citizenship and came to this country to serve Sri Lanka. Therefore, he cannot be allowed to hide abroad in fear of the fighters and strugglers. It is a violation of his human rights.
Therefore, we requested the President to ensure the safety of the former President and provide him with the necessary facilities to return to this country.
We also requested President Ranil Wickramasinghe to take steps to establish an interim government or an interim administration as soon as possible. Because this issue cannot be allowed to drag on any longer. The country is facing a dollar crisis. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna will unconditionally support the President to solve the problems of the people.”
According to political sources, former President Maithripala Sirisena is focused on changing the current Sri Lanka Freedom Party constitution.
According to the report, the 71st anniversary of the party, which will be held on the 2nd of next month, will be focused on this matter.
According to the report, it has been decided to amend the constitution of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party by presenting it to the All-Ceylon Committee for approval, and then to the Executive Council and after getting approval, it has been decided to present it to the political committee of the party.
President Ranil Wickramasinghe visited the Colombo National Hospital this morning (19) to check on the well-being of actor, cinematographer and historian Mr. Jackson Anthony, who was seriously injured in an accident in Anuradhapura recently.
The President went to the hospital room where Mr. Jackson Anthony is undergoing treatment and inquired about his treatment and also inquired about it with the doctors.
Then President Ranil Wickramasinghe met with the hospital director and inquired about the medicines needed by other patients and the medicines that are currently in short supply.
The President emphasized that steps will be taken to provide the shortage of drugs promptly and that he has a great responsibility for the lives of patients affected by the shortage of drugs across the country.
After that Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe, who met Mr. Jackson Anthony’s wife, wished Mr. Anthony a speedy recovery and requested that he be informed immediately if there is any help regarding the future treatment.
Mr. Wickramasinghe told the relatives of the family that as religious and spiritual blessings are very important as well as medical treatment, and asked to organize a religious program for Mr. Anthony.
The President who came out of the hospital did not forget to inquire about the well-being of the patients who came for treatment.
The price of an egg will be reduced by five rupees.
It will be effective from Monday, August 22.
The Sri Lankan Egg Producers Association announced this today.
A payment card is issued for buses running on the highway from Makumbura to Galle.
It has been introduced today under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardena.
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has launched this today (19) under the pilot project of using an electronic card instead of bus tickets under the ‘E-ticketing concept’.
The Chairman of the National Transport Commission, Commander (Retired) Nilan Miranda said that this pilot project will be implemented on buses travelling from the Kottawa Makumbura Multipurpose Center to Galle along the Southern Expressway.
The touch travel card system software is ready to be included in the pilot project, which will allow the authorities to test the system and detect errors.
The Water Supply Board says that water supply will be suspended in Colombo 05 and 06 tomorrow for a period of 10 hours.
The water supply will be suspended from 11 pm tomorrow (20) to 9 am the day after tomorrow (21).
Water supply to those areas is suspended due to an essential maintenance work.
The Water Supply Board has further stated that water will be supplied under low pressure to the Colombo 04 area during that period.
Following is the schedule of power cuts to be carried out across the country today (19).
A 3-hour power cut is planned across the country for today.
Power and Energy Minister Mr. Kanchana Wijesekera has submitted a complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department requesting an investigation into the activities of the Petroleum Corporation and the Ceylon Petroleum Wholesale Terminal Company.
In particular, the Minister has requested the Criminal Investigation Department to look into the fuel purchase tender process, tender evaluation, improper ordering, supplier selection method, payment delay, distribution problems as well as the allegations made by various people in this regard.
The examination department states that practical examinations for the candidates who were unable to participate in the practical examinations of the GCE A/L 2021 examination will start from tomorrow (19) until the 21st.
The practical tests of the subject of Western Music will be held tomorrow at the Battaramulla Examination Department.
The practical tests in the subjects of Sri Lankan Dancing, Indian Dancing, Home Economics, Eastern Music, Carnatic Music, Drama and Performing Arts (Sinhala) and Drama and Performing Arts (Tamil) are scheduled to be held tomorrow (20).
Practical tests of Engineering Technology and Biosystems Technology will be held tomorrow (21).
The police arrested four people today, including Mr. Wasantha Mudalige, convener of the Inter-University Student Council.
The police said that Mr. Wasantha Mudalige was arrested according to a warrant issued by the court against him.
He and his group were arrested during a protest march organized by the Inter-University Student Union today.
The Ceylon Electricity Board Joint Trade Union Alliance says that the current electricity outage may last for two more years.
Its convener Ranjan Jayalal said that the authorities have not taken any action so far to stop the power cut.
He further mentioned that a more clear program is needed to reduce the power cuts.
It is reported that the number of children being hospitalized and treated in intensive care units due to Covid has increased.
Last June, the number of children who were treated for Covid infection was 3.
But by July, that number had increased to 24.
Dr. Kosala Karunaratne, a pediatric specialist at Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, Colombo, says that children under the age of 12 have not been given the anti-Covid vaccine, so they should be given close attention.
Dengue is also spreading rapidly.
So it is extremely important to follow health guidelines properly.
Dr. Kosala Karunaratne emphasizes that children should be taught to protect themselves from these diseases.
It has been decided to increase the three-wheeler fares again.
Mr. Lalith Dharmasekara, President of the Sri Lankan Three-wheeler Driver Professionals’ Association, says that the fee charged for the first kilometer is Rs. 120.
He also mentioned that they have to charge Rs. 100, second kilometer onwards.
The Criminal Investigation Department today arrested former Minister Marvin Silva for rioting and storming the National Television Corporation premises with a mob in 2007.
That was according to the instructions given by the Attorney General to the Criminal Investigation Department, making him the prime suspect in the incident after 15 years.
The navy and the police have succeeded in raiding two petrol and diesel smugglings last night (17).
In this raid, 05 suspects were arrested and 1429 liters of petrol and 6600 liters of diesel were also taken into custody by the raiding officers.
Two suspects who were transporting 1429 liters of petrol in a refrigerated lorry transporting fish were arrested by the Navy in the Kalpitiya-Daluwa area.
The arrested suspects told the raiding officers that the petrol stock was being transported from Chillaw to Kalpitiya.
Two residents of Chillaw-Wella and Mugunuwatawana were arrested along with the petrol.
According to the navy, the lorry carrying petrol was traveling to Kalpitiya from Chillaw through Udappuwa.
The stock of petrol was contained in 04 barrels and plastic cans.
Meanwhile, Puttalam Police officers have arrested 03 suspects who were removing diesel from a fuel bowser in the salt flats on the Puttalam-Mannar road.
A Bowser vehicle containing 6600 liters of diesel registered at Ceypetco, which was being emptied by the suspects, was also taken into police custody.
Police arrested these three suspects who are residents of Nochchiyagama, Medawachchiya and Gampaha areas.
These 05 suspects arrested with the fuel are scheduled to be produced in the Puttalam Magistrate’s Court.
Meanwhile, the protest started by a group of fishermen in Chillaw city demanding fuel for a lower price went on for the third day as of today.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has announced a deadline of one month for the people to deposit or sell their current foreign currency.
The Finance Minister has made this order to attract the foreign currency held by the public to the banking system.
Accordingly, a general amnesty period of one month has been given from 15.08.2022 to the persons residing or living in Sri Lanka who have foreign currency in their possession.
i. To deposit into a personal foreign currency account or a business foreign currency account or
ii. For sale to an authorized dealer (licensed commercial-grade bank or national savings bank).
For more information,
(a) To associate with any licensed commercial-grade bank or National Savings Bank
(b) To consult the above amendments made vide Gazette Notification No. 2293/07 (Extra Ordinary) dated 15 August 2022 to the rule under Section 8 of the Foreign Exchange Act through the official website of the Department of Foreign Exchange http://www.dfe.lk,
(c) Foreign Exchange Department can be contacted through email address [email protected] or telephone numbers 011-2477255, 011-2398511.
Another suspect involved in attacking the house and office of Member of Parliament Mrs. Kokila Harshani Gunawardena in Loluwagoda and setting fire to the nearby house and vehicles of her brother was arrested by Nalla Police officers yesterday.
The suspect, who is addicted to drugs, is a resident of Loluwagoda. The police say that this twenty-five-year-old suspect has been lying to the police for the past few days.
Along with this suspect, 21 people have been arrested in connection with these assaults and arson. A monk was arrested first.
The attack and the arson took place in the wake of the nationwide unrest after the attack on the Galle Face protest site on May 9.
Reliable sources say that a new cabinet will be sworn in next week to replace the existing cabinet in the form of all-party governance.
It has been learned from the unofficial sources that this new cabinet is going to be sworn in taking into account the suggestions and rejections that have been presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding an all-party rule.
However, before this, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna had made a request to the President regarding the new ministers to be received in a new cabinet reshuffle.
The sources state that the names of the MPs Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, Prasanna Ranatunga, Janaka Bandara Thennakone, Johnston Fernando, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, CB Ratnayake, Pavitra Vanniarachchi, SM Chandrasena, Namal Rajapaksa, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, Sanath Nishantha, Kanchana Wijesekara are included in it.
Several MPs including Rajitha Senaratne MP from Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Jeevan Thondaman of Lanka Labor Congress, ALM Athaullah, leader of National Congress and several other parties and Independent Party Union have also received invitations in this regard.
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