President Sirisene To Implement Capital Punishment From Next Year If Parliament Gives Consent

Pressident Maithripala Sirisene has said today(18) he expects to implement the Capital Punishment from next year if the Parliament gives the consent.

Under the 1978 constitution the Executive President can implement the capital punishment and all he needs to do is put his signature to approve it.However President Sirisene has said that he wants the opinion of legislators when implementing the capital punishment.

President while addressing a meeting held today at  Galle(Southern Sri Lanka) has stressed that if he put his signature to implement capital punishment without getting parliament approval human rights  groups will intervene the scene on humanitarian grounds,

President's remarks on capital punishment came amidst society 's appeal to implement it to prevent child rapes .President has stated the many in the society were shocked due to the murder of the five year old girl Seya Sadewmini In Gampaha District and wants to do  justice for her by implementing capital punishment .

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DNA Samples Taken From The Body OF Five Year Old Girl Who Was Murdered Sent For A Test

The DNA Samples taken from the body of  five year old girl who had been sexually molested and strangled to death by an unidentified person at kotadeniyawa in gampaha district (In Western Province)has been sent to Gene Tech Institute  yesterday (16) for a test  to  identify the assassin of the girl.

According to the acting police media spokesman Priyantha Jayakody the assassin can be identified through the DNA Test.So far the police have been questioned from 15 people in connection  with the murder and so far no arrests were made regarding the case police media spokesman has stated.

The Inspector General Of Police N.K.Ilangakoon has handed over the investigations on the girl's death to the Criminals Investigations Department(CID with immediate effect.

Meanwhile protests were held today (17) as well in  most parts of the country against the cruel murder of five year old Seya Sadewmini and the protesters have urged the government to impose the capital punishment for child rapists.

A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR SRI LANKAN ARTIST JUSTIN DERANIYAGALA(1903-1967)

THIS FAMOUS PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR SRI LANKAN ARTIST JUSTIN DERANIYAGALE WHO WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN SRI LANKAN ARTISTS  FORMED THE FAMOUS  43 GROUP . SRI LANKA'S NAME ENTERED TO THE WORLD'S ARTISTS MAP DUE TO THE 43 GROUP. IT WAS WELL KNOWN FACT THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR JUSTIN DERANIYAGALA'S PAINTINGS HAS ALWAYS BEEN HUMAN FIGURE USUALLY A FEMALE .

HIS PAINTINGS HAVE  ATTRACTED  NOT ONLY AMONGST ART LOVERS IN SRI LANKA BUT IN WESTERN EUROPE AS WELL.

New Outer Circular Highway From Kaduwela To Kadawatha Was Opened Today

Section Of The New Outer Circular Highway

As the newly built Outer Circular Highway from Kaduwela to Kadawatha(In Colombo District) had inaugurated today(17) government has announced the new toll fees that light vehicles should pay when  using the extended highway to Galle and Matara(In Southern Province).

According to new toll fees announced for Light Vehicles -Kaduwela To Kadawatha - Rs.100 , Kadawatha To Galle  -Rs.500 and 
Kadawatha To Matara-Rs.650.
                                                                                                   

Through the newly opened extension the motorists will be able to reach Matara from Colombo within one and half hours .


The 8.9 Kilo Meter Long second phase of the Outer Circular Highway from Kaduwela To Kadawatha which was built at the the cost of Rs.44 billion was inaugurated  today under the patronage of Minister Of University Education And Highways Lakshman Kiriella.

The new Outer Circular Highway is connected to the Katunayake -Colombo Expressway,Southern Expressway,Colombo Northern Expressway and Colombo-Kandy Expressway.

                                                                       

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Consumer Affairs Authority Has Filed Court Cases Against Two Businessman For Selling Coconut Oil Mixed With Vegetable Oil

The Consumer Affairs Authority has filed court cases against two businessmen in Colombo Fort for selling Coconut Oil mixed with Vegetable Oil to the consumers.

The two businessmen have accepted the allegations  leveled against them at the court and Paid Rs.5000 fine Consumer Affairs Authority has said.

The laboratory  tests done regarding the coconut oil samples collected from Colombo fort have proved that coconut oil sold to the consumers mixed with vegetable oil according to Authority.


 

Citizens Organizations Collective Had Requested President To Appoint A Special Presidential Commission To Investigate On Wrong Decisions Made By Attorney General

The Citizens Organizations Collective had requested the President Maithripala Sirisene to appoint a speical presidential commission to investiagte  on  the wrong decisions made by Attorney General and Attorney General's Department regarding dismissing  all charges against  LTTE Leader KP allias Kumaran Padmanadan and giving legal concessions to the suspects of much talked about Avent Guarde floating armoury case.

Ratnapriya

The Co Convener of the Citizens Organizations Collective Saman Ratnapriya has said today (17) although neighbouring India wants LTTE Leader KP as the key suspect of Rajiv Gandhi Murder Case ,Sri Lanka's Attorney General has recently dismissed all the alleagtions leveled against KP citing there's no evidance to prove the charges.However in reality there are enough evidance to prove charges leveled against KP and by dismissing the charges against him Attorney General has acted as a supporter of former Rajapakshe Regime .

Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo today(17) Ratnapriya has said regarding Avant Guarde floating armoury case too Attorney General and Attorney General's Department had acted in strange manner and they have given legal concessions to the suspects of that case including the former defense secretary and some directors of Avent Guarde Company 

Due to these biased decisions of Attorney General and the Department the public trust put on the local judiciary is fading away Ratnapriya has said.

National Child Protection Authority To Submit Seven Proposals To Government On Child Rape Cases.

Dr.Balendra

National Child Protection Authority has decided to submit seven proposals to the government regarding actions to be taken regarding  child rape cases including  extending the prison sentence of child rapists from 10 years to 20 years according to the president of  National Child Protection Authority Dr.Natasha Balendra.

Addressing a press briefing held In Colombo yesterday(16) Dr.Balendra has said that the child protection authority has never entertained the imposing of capital punishment against child rapists as studies  carried out by western countries have  clearly  shown that by  imposing capital punishment the number of child rape cases will not be decreased .

Among st the seven proposals that child protection authority is  planning to submit to the government are establishing a high court each in every province and appointing a high court   commissioner to hear child rape cases and giving a special training for those officers who are working with children.




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A New Doctors Trade Union Has Formed

A group of government doctors has formed a new Trade Union which representing trade union rights of government doctors named Association Of Comprehensive Expert Medical Officers .

The Newly formed Association has received it's registration number 8704 from  the Labor Secretariat in Narahenpita  today(16).A group of 276 government doctors have already taken the membership of the Association it has been reported .

A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR AUSTRIAN ARTIST GUSTAV KLIMT

Sri Lankan Flight Arrived From London Made An Urgant Landing At Mattala International Air Port

A Sri Lankan Flight arrived from London carrying 244 Passengers on board was Diverted and made an urgent  landing  to newly built Mattala ,Mahinda Rajapakshe International Air Port (In Southern Province)this evening due to the bad weather conditions  prevails in Colombo at that time it has been reported.

The Sri Lankan Flight UL 504  expected to fly it's original destination the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port later today.

Most Opposition Politicians in the country had blamed former president mahinda rajapakshe in recent years for building Mattala Mahinda Rjapakshe International Air Port which built with Chinese Aid but running without any planes.

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Former Minister And Two Former Secretaries Have Been Questioned By Presidential Commission Of Inquiry

Former Finance Secretary Dr.P.B Jayasundare ,Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Wijeratne and Former Minister MP Keheliya Rambukwella have been questioned by the Presidential Commission Of Inquiry today(16) over Rs.200 million in loss  incurred by a state media institute during the Presidential Election.

The Presidential Commission which appointed to investigate on serious acts of    fraud,corruption,abuse of state resources ,power  and privileges for questioning has investigating a complaint alleged a state media institution has incurred a loss amounting Rs.200 million due to the broadcasting of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe 's advertisements without payments and refraining to broadcast President Maithripala Sirisene's paid advertisements during the presidential election.

IGP Has Handed Over The Investigations On Five Year Old Girl's Death To CID

The Police have today (16)handed over the investigations on  the murder case of five year old girl in Kotadeniyawa ,Divulapitiya(In Western Province)area to the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) with immediate effect.

The Inspector General Of Police(IGP) N.K Ilangakoon has today ordered the CID to take over the investigations on child's murder case as Kotadeniyawa Police which investigating on the murder still not been able find any suspect or positive clues regarding the case.

The body of the five year old Seya Sadewmini who had been s sexually molested and strangled to death was found inside a canal near her house on last Sunday a day after she was reported as missing.

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Colombo Public Health Department To File Court Cases Against 103 Premises In Colombo City For Breeding Dengue Mosquitoes

The Colombo Public Health Department has decided to file court cases against 103 Premises situated within the Colombo City which have identified as maintaining dengue mosquito breeding places  according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.These premises with dengue mosquito breeding places have been identified  during the first four days of National Mosquito Control Weak commenced on last Thursday(10).

Out of these 103 premises the Colombo Public Health Department has already filed court cases against 48 premises at the Maligakanda(In Colombo) Magistrate Court  and rest to follow during this week Dr.Wijemuni has said.

 Most of the dengue patients in Colombo are reporting from Borella and Eastern Colombo Areas he has stressed.

" THE OLD GUITARIST" A FAMOUS PAINTING OF THE SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO

THIS FAMOUS PAINTING WAS DONE BY PABLO PICASSO AFTER THE SUICIDAL DEATH OF HIS CLOSE FRIEND CASAGEMAS IN 1903.THIS WORK WAS CREATED IN MADRID THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN AND IT WAS RATED AS PICASSO'S ONE OF THE TEN MOST FAMOUS ARTWORKS.

No Complaints Have Been Received On Ayurveda Massage Centers -Ayurveda Commissioner

Although new body massage centers(SPA)  opening  island wide like mushrooms by using the name "Ayurveda" illegally ,the Ayurveda Commissioner P.S.K,Weerakoon has said still no complaints have been received by him against  so called Ayurveda Massage Centers.

"If someone make a complaint on such massage centers using the name " Ayurveda" illegally the Sri Lanka Ayurveda Medical Council can take a legal action against such centers as the local  Ayurvedic Doctors are not been granted permission to anyone for using the name 'Ayurveda" for massage centers the Ayurveda Commissioner has stated.

The Police have recently raided so many brothel houses situated in Colombo and Outstation Areas  running under the name ' Ayurveda Massage Centers " .

Meanwhile  All Ceylon Ayurveda Medical Officers Association has said their Association have taken steps to educate people that the body massage is not related anyway to Ayurveda .

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Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene Who Ordered To Fire On Protesters In Rathupaswela Area Arrived The Country Amidst Protests

Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene

Sri Lankan Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene who allegedly ordered the troops in 2012 to fire on protesters at Rathupaswela in Weliweriya (In Western Province) Area who were demanding clean water had arrived Sri Lanka this evening.After he ordered the troops to fire on protesters three were killed and several others got injured due to the shooting.

Brigadier Gunawardene who were  rewarded by a position in Sri Lankan Embassy In Turkey by previous government of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha after the Rathupaswela Shooting has arrived at Katunayake International Airport  this morning and left the airport under the protection of an Army Intelligence Officers.

A large number of residents from Rathupaswela Area where the protest was held in 2012 by demanding cleaning water were seen  protested in front of Katunayake Air Port by
calling authorities to arrest the Brigadier.

A Woman And Two Children Had Been Killed At Kosgoda Due To A Three Wheeler -Bus Collision

A woman and two children had been killed and another child was critically injured due to a Three Wheeler-Bus collision occurred today(15) at Kosgoda(In Southern Province) in Galle Road.Two men who were travelling in the three wheeler got minor injures due to the accident.

The critically injured child has been admitted to the Kalutara Hospital for further treatment.

According to the Police a Private Bus travelling from Colombo to Matara(In Southern Province) collided with the three wheeler at kosgoda which the victims of the accident were travelling  in .

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