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Bribery Commission Had Filed A Case Against State Minister Fowzie

The Bribery Commission had filed a case against the State Minister Of National Integration And Reconciliation A.H/M Fowzie at Colombo Magistrate Court over misuse of a state owned vehicle worth Rs.19.5 million when he was the Minister of Disaster Management in previous government.

The Court had ordered the State Minister to appear before the court on 28th of October when the case is due to be taken up for hearing.

President Maithripala Sirisena Had Left Thailand To Attend A Summit

President Maithripala Sirisena had left Thaliland last night to attend the Asia Corporation Dialogue Summit scheduled to be held from 08th to 10 th of October in Bangkok with the participation of 34 Asian Countries.

President Sirisena is due to address the Summit on 09th of October(Sunday)it has been reported.Apart from attending the Summit Sri Lankan President is due to hold bi lateral talks with several Asian Leaders including  Prime Minister of Thailand Prayuth Chan O Cha.

The leaders attending the Asia Corporation Dialogue Summit will be discussed the matters relevant to the regional countries.Sri Lanka has joined the Summit in 2003.

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A 24 Year Old Port Worker Has Created A World Record By Twisting 20 Iron Rods With His Teeth Within A Minute

A 24 year old worker attached to the Jaya Container Terminal of Sri Lanka Ports Authority has today (06) created a new world record by twisting 20 iron rods of  12 mili meters with his teeth within a minute  at the Mahaweli Training Training Institute in Modara Harbour Premises.

Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake who is resident in Hanguranketha Area (In Kandy) has created this world record in front of a large gathering including the Minister of Ports Arjuna Ranathunge.

The previous world record was created by a Russian National by twisting 12 steel iron rods with his teeth.

Former Chief Judicial Medical Officer In Colombo Has Today Filed A Bail Application Against Rejection Of His Previous Bail Application

The former Chief Judicial Medical Officer in Colombo Ananda Samarasekera has today (06)filed a revised bail applicatiom at Colombo  High Court against the rejection of his previous bail application filed seeking prevention of his arrest over the murder of former Sri Lankan Rugby Player Wasim Thajudeen.

The former Chief Judicial Medical Officer who is charged with transporting body parts of the murdered former Rugby Player to the Malabe Private Medical Collage had filed a  bail application recently at the Colombo High Court and it was rejected by the court.

According to the new revised bail application filed today  by former Chief JMO Ananda Samarasekera Attorney General and the director of Crimes  Section in  Crimes Investigations Department have been named as respondents .

Appropriation Bill For 2017 Has Been Gazetted

The Appropriation  Bill for the year 2017 had been gazetted and  due to be presented  to the  Parliament on 20 th October according to government sources.

According to the  Appropriation Bill  for 2017 the estimated expenditure for the services from 01st of January 2017 to 31st of December 2017 is one thousand eight hundred nineteen billion and five million and fourty four thousand rupees.

The Annual. budget Proposals is due to be presented to the Parliament on 10th of November it has been reported.

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Smoking Habit Can Be Reduced Through Increasing The Cigarette Prices-Health Minister

Through increasing the Cigarette Prices smoking habit can be reduced by 4-5% according to the Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Addressing a function held at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo the Health Minister has stated that the Health Ministry will soon introduce a plain Cigarette Pack without any picture on it in view of reducing the smoking rate further  in the country.

Govenment has recently increased the price of a Cigarette by Rs.7.

Sri Lanka had adapted three methods recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce smoking rate in the country he has stressed.

FCID Has Summoned Former Centarl Bank Governor Ajith Cabral

The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has today(06) recorded a statement from former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivaad Cabral over an allegation leveled agaisnt him on misappropriation of state funds when canvassing government's bid to hold 2018 commonwealth games in Sri Lanka.

The former Central Bank Governor had given a statement to the FCID regarding the same allegation on last Monday as well.

Tea Estate Workers Had Protested At Ehaliyagoda By Blocking The Colombo-Ratnapura Main Road

The Colombo-Ratnapura main road had blocked this morning at Ehaliyagoda Town by over one hundrad Tea Estate Workers who had staged a protest by demanding to increase their daily wage from Rs.620 to Rs.1000.

A heavy traffic has been reported due to this situation according to the reports.

The Minister of Labour John Deneviratne had yesterday(05) informed the Parliament that the Trade Unions representing Tea Estate Workers had agreed the daily wage increase proposed by the government for the workers from Rs.620 to Rs.730 .

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