THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"THE SCREEM"A POPULAR ART WORK OF YESTERYEAR NORWEGIAN EXPRESSIONIST ARTIST EDVARD MUNCH(1863-1944)

Police Used Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A Protest Campaign Organized By Kelaniya University Students

The Police have used tear gas and water cannons to dissolved a protest campaign organized by Kelaniya University Students  yesterday(15).

Earlier a court has issued an order avoiding University Students of conducting the protest march against arresting of a group of Kelaniya university  students.The protest march was due scheduled to be conducted  from Technical Junction in Colombo To Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The protest march which was organized by Inter University Students Federation tried to proceed towards Presidential Secretariat and as a result Police have used tear gas and water cannons to dispersed the protest.

Former JVP Leader Somawansha Amarsinghe Had Passed Away

The former leader of  leftist Janatha Wmukthi Peramuna or People's Freedom Front Somawansa Amarasinha has passed away this morning at his residence in Rajagiriya.He was 73 years old at the tiime of his death.


omawansha Amarasinghe is known as a person who is responsible for rebuilding Janatha Wimunthi Peramuna after the demise of  it's former president
 Rohana Wijeweera.

'POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE ABEYWARDENA BALASURIYA

Cabinet Approved The Proposal On Reintroduction Of Capital Gains Tax

The Cabinet has approved the proposal on  reintroduction of capital gains tax
in view of increasing the inequality of income distribution in the country.

According to Government Sources the Cabinet Committee on Economy Management has approved the proposal submitted by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to reintroduce Capital Gains Tax to draft a new Capital Tax Regime.

A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Container Of An Onboard Ship Doused By Fire Fighters.

A sudden Fire erupted today(15) in a container of an onboard Ship docked at Colombo Harbour was doused by fire fighters it has been reported. 

According to Colombo Harbor Police the fire had been erupted in a container of a ship schedule to depart to India.Around 50 fire fighters who arrived the scene has managed to doused the fire before it spread further the report have stated.

The cause for the fire not yet reveled according to Authorities.