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Air Port Custom Officers Arrested A Sri Lankan With Six Pieces Of Gold Hidden Inside His Rectum

The Air Port Custom Officers have yesterday (13) arrested a Sri Lankan at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port who attempted to smuggle six pieces of gold worth around Rs.3 million to the country.

The 51 year old  suspect who returned from Chennai ,India was concealed six pieces of gold weighing 600 grammes inside his rectum according to the custom officers.

A FAMOUS PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING OF ELISABETH THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA (1865) BY YESTERYEAR GERMAN ARTIST FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER

.THIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTING WAS DONE BY GERMAN ARTIST FRANZ XAVER  WINTERHALTER WHO WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS PORTRAIT PAINTINGS OF ROYALTY IN MID NINTEENTH CENTURY.THIS PORTRAIT PAINTING IS KNOWN AS ONE OF XAVIER'S BEST KNOWN ART WORKS AND IT'S NOW AT THE KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM IN VIENNA,AUSTRIA.

Government Has Decided To Remove Leadership Training Course From The Universities -Minister Kiriella

The new government has decided to remove the Leadership Training Course implemented for University Students by the previous government according to Minister Of University Education And Highways Lakshman Kiriella.

The period allocated for leadership training will be used to teach international languages for  the university students the Minister has said.

The leadership training for University Students prior to the commencement of their Degree Programme has been introduced to the University System by former Minister of Higher Education S.B Dissanayake who is also a Minister in this government.However due to the hectic schedule of that training most university students have complained on that to the authorities it has been reported.

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UN Inquiry Report On Alleged War Crimes Against Sri Lanka Has Been Handed Over To The Government

The United Nations Inquiry Report on alleged war crimes said to be occurred during the final phase of war against LTTE Terrorist Group has been handed over to Sri Lankan Government last night according to the foreign ministry.

The Sri Lankan government has received five days to response on the report in writing the Ministry has stated.The said UN Inquiry Report on Sri Lanka is due to be released to the public during the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council scheduled to be inaugurated this Monday(15) in Geneva Switzerland.

The report and the Sri Lanka's response of it will be submitted to the Human Rights Council sessions at the end of this month it has been reported.The handing over of the UN inquiry Report on Sri Lanka to the local government prior to it's submission to human rights council sessions has done as a gesture of goodwill towards the government of President Maithripala Sirisene foreign ministry has said.

Meanwhile Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweere and Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Seneviratne  are due to be attended the UN Human Rights Council Sessions representing Sri 
Lankan Government.

A Woman Was Shot Dead By An Unidentified Gunmen At Jampatah Street

A Woman was shot dead this evening by two unidentified gunmen at Jampatah Street in Kotahena(Colombo Suburbs) according to Police.The Two Gunmen came from a motor bike have shot the woman Police have said.

The reason for the shooting or the suspects still not yet identified .However the Police have revealed that the husband of the deceased woman is currently in police custody over a murder case.