CID Arrested Four Suspects Regarding The Disappearance Of Cartoonist/Journalist Eknaligoda

Prageeth Eknaligoda

The Criminal Investigations Department(CID) has arrested four suspects ,an Army Corprol , A Sargent, and A Lieutenant today(24) in connection with the mysterious disappearance of Cartoonist/Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda according to Police.

These four suspects were arrested after questioning them  for five hours at Police Headquarters regarding the disappearance of Eknaligoda.

Earlier the police have arrested an ex LTTE Cadre and retired Army Officer regarding the case.A Habeus Corpus Case continues at Homagama Magistrate Court regarding the disappearance. 

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President Sirisene Has Offered Sri Lankan Ambassador Post In United Kingdom To Criketer Kumar Sangakkara

President Maithripala Sirisene has today(25) made a surprise offer  to veteran National Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara who have retired from International Test Cricket today of being appointed as Ambassador to United Kingdom.

President has made this offer after the conclusion of second Test Cricket Match between Sri Lanka And India at P.Sarawanamuttu Stadium in Colombo today which was won by India from 278 runs.Both President and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe along with former president Mahinda Rajapakshe and Veteran Cricketer and Minister Of Ports And Shipping Arjuna Ranatunge have witnessed the final day of Sangakkara Played in a test match today.

Meanwhile the retired cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has told the media after the match that he was surprised on the offer which President has made for him and will take a decision on the offer after consulting his family members and  the President.

Earlier Former State Minister and Colombo District Candidate of UNP ,Rosy Senanayake has turned down the Prime Minister Wikramasinghe's offer of being appointed as Ambassador to United Kingdom.

Three Cabinet Ministers Sworn In Today(24)-Rest Of The Cabinet To Be Sworn In Tomorrow(25)

Three Cabinet Ministers of the new Cabinet  namely Wijedasa Rajapakshe as Minister Of Justice ,Mangala Samaraweera as Minister Of Foreign Affairs and  D.M Swaminathan as Minister Of Rehabilitation have sworn in this morning before President Maithripala Sirisene as they are to leave Switzerland today for International Conferences .

The rest of the Cabinet Ministers are due to be sworn in tomorrow(25) before President Sirisene and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe sources have said.

Although the three ministers sworn in today have  received the same ministerial portfolios they hold in  previous government of UNP, several top ministerial portfolios have been  reshuffled in the new cabinet sources have added.Elected MP'S belonging to UNP and UPFA are due to appointed as Ministers of New Cabinet as both parties have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding(MOU) last Friday(21) to form a national government.

 

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Former State Minister Rosy Senanayake Has Refused To Accept High Commissioner Post In UK

The Former State Minister and Colombo District Candidate of Governing United National Party(UNP) Rosy Senanayake who failed to secure a Parliamentary Seat at the recently concluded Parliamentary Election has reported as turned down the  offer of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe being appointed as Sri Lanka'a Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

After refused to accept the Ambassador Post Mrs.Senanayake has made a written request to the Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya to recount her preferential votes polled at parliamentary election held on 17th of August per the large number of requests made by her supporters.

The former winner of the Mrs.World Contest Rosy Senanayake has polled 65,320 preferential votes at the election but failed to  get elected to Parliament due to the tough competition among party contestants in Colombo District.

Earlier Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has decided not to appoint lost  candidates to the parliament through the national list.

TEXTILE ART BY GERMAN TEXTILE ARTIST ANNI ALBERS

               

Anni Albers was a key contributor to the Bahaus artists work.

“Anni approached textiles almost like a sculptor. She was of the opinion that “the thread should speak for itself, that somehow the hand of the artist, the hand of the craftsperson, the hand of the weaver wasn’t going to interfere with how the thread wanted to be seen,” says Matilda McQuaid, a Cooper-Hewitt curator. So significant were Anni’s contributions that in 1949 she became the first woman textile artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art. (www.layersofmeaning.org)

President Sirisene Handed Over Land Deeds For 234 War Displaced Families In Sampur

President Maithripala Sirisena has yesterday (22) handed over land deeds for 234 war displaced families living in Sampur under the Government's Programme of  resettling  Tamils in North and East.

Soon after came to power on 08th of January this year President Sirisene has taken back 818 Acres of land  belonging to the families in North that had been vested with Board Of Investment during previous regime to the government and returned it to the original owners.

POEM OF THE DAY- " BE A FRIEND" BY EDGAR GUEST

Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

New Cabinet Scheduled To Be Sworn In Within Next Few Days

The Cabinet of the newly elected government is due to be sworn in  before President Maithripala Sirisena either tomorrow (24) or within next few days according to Political Sources.

The new Cabinet will be comprised with around 30-35 Ministers   and Elected MP'S from governing United National Party(UNP) and Sri  Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP)are scheduled to be appointed as Cabinet Ministers under the newly formed National Government the sources said.However the majority of  Ministers in Cabinet will be appointed from governing UNP it has been reported.

Meanwhile  some senior members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party's Central Committee have reported as requested the government to appoint SLFP MP's for  the large ministries like  Finance,Law and Order and Education.

Two Committees Appointed To Prepare A MOU To Form A National Government Handed Over Their Reports

The two committees appointed to prepare a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to be signed between the governing United National Party(UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) to form a national government have handed over it's final reports  to the President Maithripala Sirisene today(23).

The reports were handed over by two committees comprising six members each  headed by former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge and MP Elect John Seneviratne of SLFP respectively to the president.These committees were appointed during the SLFP Central Committee Meeting held last Thursday(20).

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST "(1799) PAINTED BY FEMALE FRENCH ARTIST ROSE ADELAIDE DUCREUX

MALE AND FEMALE ARTISTS PAINTS FEMALE PORTRAITS DIFFERENTLY.THIS FEMALE PORTRAIT PAINTING WAS DONE BY FRENCH FEMALE ARTIST ROSE ADELAIDE DUCREUX.

Elected MP T.B Ekanayake Has Been Removed From Committees Of SLFP And UPFA

Elected MP ,T.B Ekanayake has been removed from the Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) and Executive Committee of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) with effect from today(22) it has been reported.

The former Cultural Affairs Minister of previous government T.B Ekanayake who  is known as loyal to former president Mahinda Rajapakshe had  received two letters from Acting General Secretaries Of SLFP and UPFA ,Duminda Dissanayake and Professor Vishwa Warnapala   respectively informing the decisions of removing him from the committees source said.

No reasons have been given on  decisions of his removal sources have added.

Yesterday(21) elected MP'S Pavithra Wanniarachchi ,S.M Chandrasene and Kumara Welgama were removed from the Executive Committee of  UPFA in the same manner.

POEM OF THE DAY FROM WEB

Sri Lankan Political Parties Not Giving Much Space For Female Candidates Through Their National Lists-PAFFREL

The Election Monitoring Group PAFFREL(Peoples Action For Free And Fair Elections) has said that Sri Lankan Political Parties are not paying much attention to giving more  space for  female candidates when they name  National List MP'S.

Only the governing United National Party(UNP) has named Anoma Gamage as one of their National List MP's yesterday (21)and she is the only female candidate elected through the National List for Parliament at the recently concluded Parliamentary Election.

At the previous election three female candidates entered the Parliament through the National List the Executive  Director Of PAFFREL Rohana Hettiarachchi has said.

At the Parliamentary Election held on last Monday only 11 Female Candidates have been able to getting elected to the Parliament out of  556 Female Candidates contested.

Sri Lankan Was Arrested At Katunayake Air Port When He Attempted Leave Singapore With Rs.Millions Worth Foreign Currency

A Resident of Weligama,Matara(In Southern Province) has been arrested by the Air Port Custom Officers at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port this morning when he attempted to leave Singapore with foreign currency worth  Rs.2.4 million(15,000 US Dollars and 10,000 Saudi Riyals)

The 47 year old suspect was arrested when he was preparing to board a flight to Singapore Custom Officers said.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

SELF PORTRAIT OF MEXICAN FEMALE ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO (1937) WHICH DEDICATED TO LEON TROTSKY

UPFA And JVP Have Named Eight Defeated Candidates For Their National Lists

While the governing United National Party leadership has decided not to facilitate the  party's parliamentary candidates who got defeated  at the recently concluded election to getting elected to parliament through the national list both the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP) Leaderships have paved the way for  eight of their defeated candidates  to getting  elected to Parliament through the national list.

All the three parties have announced their National List MP'S today and UPFA and JVP have included seven and one candidates respectively who  defeated at the election in their national lists.

Out of the 29 National List MP Posts 13 were allocated to UNP,12 for  UPFA and 02 each for JVP and TNA.

POEM OF THE DAY-"REUNION'S WAVES" FROM ALL POETRY COM SITE

When I meet you again for the first time

You will be taller, I will be thinner
You will be happier, I won't be quite there yet
When I see you again for the first time
Our eyes will not recognize each other, but our arms will
Our hearts will sing a song of nostalgia
A song of times long ago
There will never be a more beautiful sound
Relief will fill my body, spill out my eyes
Until we meet again

Government Planning To Propose UNP Senior Leader Karu Jayasuriya For The Parliamentary Speaker's Post

The newly elected government is  planning  to propose the senior leader of  Governing United National Party(UPFA) Karu Jayasuriya for the post of Parliamentary Speaker.The speaker is due to be selected when the new Parliament convened it's first session next month.

However it has been reported that no final decision regarding proposing  the Senior Leader of UNP Jayasuriya for speaker's post has taken yet .

Karu Jayasuriya has not contested the recently concluded Parliamentary Election and he was appointed to the Parliament today through the National List of UNP.

UPFA Sacked Three Of It's Executive Members With Immediate Effect

The acting general secretary of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Professor Vishwa Warnapala  has today (21)removed  elected MP'S Pavithra Wanniarachchi,S.M Chandrasene and Kumara Welgama  from the UPFA'S Executive Committee with immediate effect.All three of the removed UPFA exco members are also members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) which is the main party attach to UPFA.

The reason behind the removal of these elected MP's not announced as yet.However it is widely believed that the reason for these removals is their opposition of forming a national government between Governing United National Party(UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP).The removed  members who are known as supporters of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe ,have strongly criticized the SLFP'S decision to join the national government during yesterday's Central Committee Meeting of SLFP .After they expressed their views esident Maithripala Sirisene has warned all SLFP Central Committee Members that anyone who are opposing the committee's decisions will be severely punished  .

Meanwhile the sacked UPFA Exco member Kumara Welagama has been removed form the SLFP Central Committee as well by the Party's acting secretary Duminda Dissanayake today.

The SLFP Central Committee has  yesterday decided to Join the National Government formed by UNP and appointed a six member committee headed by former president and SLFP Exco member Mrs.Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunge to examine the possibilities of joining the national government.

PAINTING OF FAMOUS RUSSIAN ARTIST WASSILY KANDINSKY -"COLORFUL LIFE"(1907)

Artist is a person who   feels the heart beet , feelings and emotions of the common people.The tool of expressing their thoughts is call an  Art.Artists should be very sensitive  minded and  general belief is that they are not playing with   feelings of other people.

National Freedom Front Leader Weerawansha Has Arrived At Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division To Give A Statement

The leader of the National Freedom Front elected MP Wimal Weerawansha has arrived short while ago to the headquarters of Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division in Colombo to give a statement regarding an allegation leveled against him before the election regarding his earned assets.

Yesterday the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division has recorded a statement from the MP's wife Shashi Weerawanshe regarding the same allegation.

Both the National Freedom Front Leader and his wife were charged for obtaining foreign diplomatic passports by producing false details on their date of
birth and the case is still pending at the courts.

Ranil Wikramasinghe Sworn In As New Prime Minister -MOU Has Signed After The Ceremony To Form A National Government

The Prime Minister of the newly elected government Ranil Wikramasinghe has sworn in short while ago  as the new prime minister of the National Government comprising the two main parties the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) at a function held at the Presidential Secretariat.

Soon after the swearing ceremony of  new prime minister the two general secretaries of  United National Party and Sri Lanka Freedom Party ,Kabir Hashim and Duminda Dissanayake respectively signed a Memorandum Of Understanding(MOU) to form a national government with the participation of MP's elected from both parties for 2-3 year period.

The Prime Minister has sworn in before the President Maithripala Sirisene at 10 a.m this morning and Political Party members,the former president Mahinda Rajapakshe and Former Army Commander Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka were among those participated the event.

POEM OF THE DAY

New Prime Minister Will Become The Second Prime Minister In The History To Be Elected Four Times To The Post

The New Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe is due to  become the second Sri Lankan Prime Minister to be elected to the post four times after he sworn in as Prime Minister before the  President tomorrow.The other Sri Lankan Prime Minister who was elected to the Post four times was late Dudley Senanayake.

Prime Minister Wikramasinghe who contested from Colombo District at the Parliamentary Election held last Monday has received 500,566 votes a highest number of voted received by a Prime Ministerial Candidate in Sri Lankan Political History.