Disaster Management Center Has Issued Land Slide Warnings To Five Districts

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has issued land slide warnings to five districts today(01)As the prevailing extreme weather conditions in most parts of the country are due to continue within next 24 hours as well.The DMC has issued land slide warnings to the Districts of Nuwara Eliya,Galle,Matara,Kandy and Kagalle .


The public living in these districts are advised to give their attention to Roads ,Man Made Cut Slopes and all mountain areas in the districts.Few days back the Hatton-Nuwaraeliya Road was blocked near Nanu-Oya area due to a earth slip and the road was closed as a result.However the said road has been restored this morning according to the DMC.

Heavy Showers with lightning will continue for another few days in most parts of the country
during evenings according to the Meteorology Department.

SMS Complaint Service On Private Transport System

The Ministry Of Private Transport Services is due to launch a  new Complaints service on Private Buses which the passengers are able to send their complaints  on Privates Buses through SMS with effect from tomorrow(01).

Under this service the public will be able to SMS  their complaints to the mobile number established in the Ministry 0716-550000 through their mobile phones the Ministry has said.According to the Minister of Private Transport Services C.B Rathnayake this aim of this SMS complaint service is to provide a quality Private Transport Service to the commuters.

Public are advised to indicate  the Registration Number of the Private Bus,The Route Number and the Time of the incident when sending the complaints .

A Female Officer Has Found Guilty Of Fraudulently Taking Rs.1.8 Million As Vehicle And Fuel Allowances

The Ministry Of Health has instructed the Chairman of Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited to deduct the Rs.1.8 million   fraudulently taken as Vehicle and Fuel Allowances  by a female officer  attach to the Thriposha Limited from her monthly salary in installments .The said female officer who is the Secretary  of Board Of Directors and Senior Human Resources/Legal Manager of the Thriposha Limited had taken Rs.1.8 million as both vehicle and fuel allowances during three year period from 2011 to 2014 it has been revealed.

The initial inquiry  carried out by the Senior Assistant Secretary of Special Investigations Unit of  the Health Ministry Mr.P.P.S.R De Silva has revealed that the said female officer had taken these allowances as well as a vehicle from the Thriposha Limited to travel  from Office to home and vise verse although she is not entitled to  these privileges.

Meanwhile although the Health Ministry has instructed the Thriposa authorities to deduct this fraudulent earnings from the  monthly salary of the said female officer the authorities are still not  taken any step to implement it, the workers attach to the Thriposha Limited have said.          

The Gazette Notification On Reducing The Electricity Bill Charges To Be Issued Shortly-Ministry Of Power And Energy

The Ministry Of Power and Energy has planned to issue a  gazette notification soon   regarding the  reducing of   Electricity Bill Charges of all Sri Lankan Consumers  by 25% with effect from 16th of September according to the Ministry.

The Ministries of Finance and the power and energy are making preparations at present  to reduce the  electricity charges Ministry has said.President Mahinda Rajapaksha has made an announcement recently that the electricity bill charges will be reduced by 25% with immediate effect.

Syrian National Was Arrested At The Air Port With forged Visa

A Syrian National who was attempting  to migrate to Germany through  a forged Visa was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Officers at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Air Port yesterday(26) night.

The suspected Syrian National was produced before the Negombo Magistrate Court today and was remanded till 10th of October.

An Ilegal Abortion Center Was Raided In Sigiriya

An Illegal Abortion center run by a doctor at elahera in Sigiriya area was raided today(26) by the Police and  the doctor was arrested .The doctor who was allegedly run the abortion center is due to be produced before the Dambulla Magistrate Court .

The Police has deployed a Woman Police Officer as a client to nab the suspected doctor.

The raid on the abortion center was carried out after a search warrant was obtained from the Dambulla Magistrate Court Police has said.The  suspected doctor has identified as
a resident in Thamankaduwa,Gallewa Area.

Due to not legalizing the induced abortions in Sri Lanka more than 100,000 illegal abortions performs here annually according to the doctors.

A Businessman Who Was Carried Rs.4.5 Million Worth Gold Slabs Inside His Rectum Got Arrested

The Revenue Task Force (RTF) Officers at the Katunayake Bandaranayake International Air Port   have arrested  a Sri Lankan Businessman  who was  carried nine pieces of Gold Slabs weighing over 900 grammes  hidden   inside  his rectum this afternoon.

The Businessman who arrived here from Singapore around 11.45 a.m was carried these gold slabs worth Rs.4.5 million inside two parcels which stored inside his rectum officials have said.As the officers belongs to the Revenue Task Force have checked the said businessman for suspected behavior  he was pleaded not guilty till the x ray tests confirmed  that their were thin gold bars stored inside his rectum.

The way the said businessman carried the gold slabs is considered as a very dangerous method of smuggling gold to a country RTF Officers said.The further investigations on the matter are being carried out by the RTF.