Sunday, August 30, 2015

Around 20 Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Private Bus-Lorry Collision

Around 20 persons were injured and hospitalized when a Private Bus had collided with a Lorry at Dambulle -Kakirawa Road today according to the Police.

The Injured were admitted to the Dambulle Hospital.The accident was occurred when the Private Bus travelling to Dambulle had collided with a Lorry which was parked on  side of the road at Mirisgoniyawa Junction  this  morning  the Police have said.

Former Eastern Province Commander And MP Karuna Amman Has Stated Former LTTE Leader Prabhakaren Had Committed Suicide

The former Eastern Province Commander of the LTTE Terrorist Group and former MP Vinayagamurthi Muralideran alias Karuna Amman has said today (30) during an interview with an Indian Television Channel  the former LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaren had committed suicide by shooting himself with a firearm.

Responding to a question raised by a reporter Karuna Amman has said  the former LTTE Leader had always carried a firearm with him and he was shooting himself with it from the right hand .

He also stated that if the LTTE has fought a guerrilla   battle it will never lost the battle.

Prabhakaran's wife and daughter were killed due to a shell fire during the final phase of the was Karuna Amman who was appointed as the one of the deputy chairmans of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) by former president Mahinda Rajapakshe has said.

Soon after the former president Rajapakshe has lost the Presidential Election on 08th of January this year  Karuna has tried to be united with newly elected President Maithripala Sirisene ,but failed as the President's associates have opposed his presence in the government.Karuna has recently told the local media that he is considering to form a new party of his own to contest in future elections.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

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The Security Check Up At Omanthai Security Check Point In The North Has Been Temporarily Suspended

The daily security  check up carnied  out  at the Omanthai Security Check Point in Vavuniya(Northern Province) has been temporarily suspended with effect from today(29) according to Security Forces.

The daily security check up at the Omnathai Security Check Point has been suspended by considering the  peaceful environment prevails in the country at present and the difficulties  faced by the public due to the check up the forces have said.

"LOST AND FOUND" (1967)THE UNIQUE ART WORK OF SRI LANKAN ARTIST GEORGE KEYT

















LATE GEORGE KEYT HAS DONE THIS ART WORK FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPO (1967) HELD IN MONTREAL ,CANADA.GEORGE KEYT IS KNOWN AS SRI LANKA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED MODERN PAINTER.

THE COLOR COMBINATION USED BY LATE KEYT MAKES THIS PAINTING VERY ATTRACTIVE INDEED.NOT ONLY THE PAINTING YOU SHOULD LOVE THIS MODERN SRI LANKAN ARTIST ALSO WHO MADE SRI LANKANS PROUD.

No Problem In The Drinking Water Supply To Colombo -National Water Supply And Drainage Board

"There's no problem in the drinking water that supplying to   Colombo and Suburb Areas and therefor the residents in those areas should not get panic on the drinking water supply" The  National  Water Supply And Drainage Board has said today(29).

Due to the water in  Kelaniya River contaminated with Oil the Water Board has suspended the drinking water supply to three municipal council areas in Colombo yesterday(28) for two hours.However the Water Board has managed to bring back the  water supply to normalcy after two hours the board has stressed.

The Water Board will not supply oil contaminated water for the public and there for no need to panic on the situation the Board has further said.

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A Batch Of 115 Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Returned The Island From Qatar And Kuwait

A batch of 115 Sri Lankans who worked as House Maids in Qatar and Kuwait has  returned the Island today(29) due to the domestic harrasment they have faced in the hands of their employers.

The Batch comprising with 73 females and 42 males has been returned the country through four Middle Eastern Flights early this morning.The returnees have told the officials here that the Sri Lankan Embassy Staff in Qatar and Kuwait didn't help them to over come their problems,

Meanwhile a batch of 56 Sri Lankan Females worked as House Maids in Saudi Arabia has  returned the country yesterday(28) with courtesy from Foreign Employment Bureau in Sri Lanka.

The Using Of Polythene And Importation And Production Of Asbestos To Be Banned From Next Year --President Sirisene.

President  Maithripala Sirisene has said today(29) that he will introduce  strict laws from next year to avoid using of Polythene and Asbestos which are known as major threats to the people's health and environment.

Under this the use of Polythene will be banned from 01st of January 2016 and the importing and production  of Asbestos will be totally banned from 01st of January 2018 the President has said.

President Sirisene has revealed that he wants to stop using Polythene and to avoid importing and production of Asbestos when he was the Health Minister but has failed to implement them.

The President has made these remarks during a ceremony held today (29) at President's House to hand over of certificates to the school children in Kandy District under the Environmental Service Programme

Friday, August 28, 2015

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Sri Lanka To Set Up A New Guinness Book Of World Record Today(29) By Serving Tea For 35,000 Guests

Sri Lankan Tea
Sri Lankan Tourist Board ,Tea Board and Sri Lankan Air Lines are jointly  planning to set a new kind of guineas book of world record by plucking  3000 kilo grammes of tender tea leaves   within two hour period  through 500 tea plucker's and serving Tea for 35,000 guests in a single day .

Under this 3000 kilo grammes of tender tea leaves plucked yesterday (28) by 500 tea plucker's attach to Kelani Valley Tea Estate  and powdered  them at a tea factory in Nuwara Eliya.

The new Guinness book of world record  will be set up after serving the Tea made by this powdered tea to 35,000 estimated people who are due to attend today's world famous Esala Perahara (Po session) at Kandy.

"BEGGAR GIRLS" A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR IRANIAN ARTIST KAMAL OL MOLK


Former Finance Ministry And Treasury Secretary Dr.P.B Jayasundera Has Been Questioned By Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division

Dr.P.B Jayasundera
The Powerful  Financial Ministry and Treasury Secretary of the previous government Dr.P.B Jayasundera has been questioned today(28) by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division over an alleged Financial Fraud charges leveled against him.

The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division has been recorded a statement from Dr.Jayasundera regarding the allegations.

President Sirisene As SLFP Chairmen Has Received More Powers To Appoint Posts Including Ministers To The National Government

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) has today(28) decided to authorize the President Maithripala Sirisene  the powers of appointing SLFP Ministers to the National Government ,The Posts of Opposition Leader,The deputy speaker and chief opposition whip as the  chairman of SLFP.

  Meanwhile a decision has been taken at the SLFP Central Committee Meeting held today at the Party Headquarters in Colombo that all 80 MP'S out of the 95 UPFA MP's elected to the Parliament through the recently concluded parliamentary election should unanimously approved the president's decisions and a stern disciplinary action should be taken against those SLFP MP'S who are opposing his decisions.

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Yala National Park To Be Closed For Dry Weather Season

to visitors during the month of September due to the dry weather prevails in there according to the  Wildlife Resources Conservation Department.As in previous years the Yala National Park is due to be closed for dry season from 06th of September to 07th of October the Wildlife Department has said. During the closing period  the Yala Park Authorities are planning to renovate the visitors bungalows         attached to Yala Park.

Water Board Suspended The Water Supply To Three Municipal Council Areas In Colombo Due To The Oil Contamination In Kelaniya River

The National Water Supplies And Drainage Board has today(28) suspended the water supply to Three Municipal Council Areas namely the Colombo Municipal Council,Sri Jaywardenapura-Kotte Municipal Council and Dehiwala Municipal Council areas (All in Colombo District) with immediate effect due to the oil contamination in Kelaniya River.

The Coca Cola Company in Sri Lanka is believed to be responsible for this oil contamination in Kelaniya  River .The drinking water to Colombo and Suburbs is supplied through the Kelaniya River.

Few days ago the Central Environment Authority has suspended the Environment Protection Licence issued to the Coca Cola Company due to the oil contamination in Kelaniya River.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

FAMOUS OIL PAINTING OF ITALIAN ARTIST LEONARDO DA VINCI



















HERE IS A COLORFUL OIL PAINTING DONE BY FAMOUS ITALIAN ARTIST LEONARDO
DA VINCI  ON STILL LIFE FLOWERS.NOT ONLY IN PAINTINGS LIKE THIS ARTISTS ARE USING DIFFERENT COLORS TO EXPRESS FEELINGS LIKE SADNESS AND HAPPINESS IN   THEIR ART WORKS.EVERY ARTIST NOT USING THE SAME COLOR COMBINATION TO EXPRESS THESE FEELINGS AND IT DEPENDS ON THE ARTIST.


LOVE THE COLORS USED BY DA VINCI IN THIS OIL PAINTING.

Asian Development Bank To Be Offer US Dollars One Billion Loan For Sri Lankan Education Sector

The Asian Development Bank(ADB) Has decided to offer a loan worth  US Dollars One Billion to Sri Lanka in view of uplifting the educational facilities of the country within next five years.

This loan is reported as three times higher than the loans that Sri Lanka have been received from ADB during last three years.ADB has decided to offer this loan to show  it's support   towards  the education policy prepared  by  new government according to the government sources.

 

Colombo Public Health Department To File Two Court Cases Against Colombo Law Faculty Admins For Maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places-Six Students With Dengue Hospitalized

The Colombo Public Health Department is due to be filed two court cases soon against the warden of one of the Students Hostels at Colombo University Law Faculty and the officers of Administrative Building of the same  faculty over maintaining dengue mosquito breeding places in faculty premises  according to Chief Medical Officer Of Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.

Six male students reside in one of the hostels of Colombo University Law Faculty have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital yesterday (27)as they are suffering from  Dengue Fever  and one student is reported as  in critical condition   at Intensive Care Unit(ICU) .

Soon after the students were admitted to Colombo National Hospital ,The Colombo Public Health Department officers lead by it's Chief Medical Officer Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni have inspected the Colombo Law Faculty Premises and found a disposed Tyre with a large number of Dengue Mosquito Larvae near the Hostel that those student were reside in.According to Dr.Wijemuni the dengue mosquito larvae that breeds inside the disposed Tyre was the cause for spreading Dengue among six students at the hostel.

The Public Health Department Officers have also found that sis tans of two of the Toilets in side the main building of Colombo University Law Faculty have broken and due to leakage of water from those toilets a mosquito breading environment has been created.

The officers have instructed the administrators of Colombo Law Faculty to clean the premises with immediate effect.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Galle Magistrate Lifted The Foreign Travel Ban Imposed On Former Defense Secretary

The Galle Magistrate has today (27) lifted the foreign travel ban imposed on former Defense Secretary Gotabya Rajapakshe over the allegation leveled against him on that he has used a commercial  floating armory.

Earlier Galle Magistrate has imposed travel ban for three persons namely former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe,former navy commander and  advise of Avant Guarde floating armory Satilaka Dissanayake and another director of Avant Guarde by avoiding them traveling overseas during the case.



FAMOUS OIL PAINTING OF SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO OF HIS LOVER DORA MARR (1937)























SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO HAS DONE THIS PAINTING FOR HIS LOVER DORA MARR . AS SHE DIDN'T SMILE PICASSO CALL HER AS BEAUTIFUL AND SAD,THE COLOR COMBINATION PICASSO HAS USED TO PAINT THIS SEEMS TO BE PERFECT AND ALSO TRIED TO SHOW SOME GRIEVING EMOTIONS.ART LOVERS REPORTED AS LOVE THIS OIL PAINTING OF PICASSO.

US Government To Submit A Proposal To UN Human Rights Council By Encouraging Sri Lanka To Conduct A Domestic Inquiry Over Alleged War Crimes

Nisha Biswal
US Government has decided to produced a proposal to the forthcoming Summit of United Nations Human Rights Council  to be held in Geneva ,Switzerland in September by encouraging Sri Lanka to conduct a domestic  inquiry instead of the  proposed  international inquiry on alleged war crimes.

The visiting Assistant Secretary of  US State Department on South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Bishwal is due to be produced the said proposal to the UN Human Rights Council Summit with Sri Lankan Delegation due to attend the summit.

In an earlier occasions USA leads the team of countries that produced three proposals to the UN Human Rights Council Summit regarding Sri Lanka to encourage the authorities on conducting an international inquiry over the alleged war crimes  said to be occurred in Sri Lanka during the final phase of war against LTTE.

A Fundamental Rights Petition Has Filed At Supreme Court Challenging The UPFA National List

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A member of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna(MEP) Party attach to the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) has today(26) filed a fundamental rights petition at the  Supreme Court by challenging the   National List  MP'S selected by UPFA including six candidates who were defeated at the election.

The Fundamental Rights Petition has been  filed by member of the MEP ,Somaweera Chandrasiri.The UPFA which defeated at the recently concluded election has received 12 Bonus Seats from the National List and under the instructions of UPFA Chairman President Maithripala Sirisene the general secretary of UPFA has been nominated 12 candidates including 6 defeated candidates as National List MP'S.


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Professor Vishwa Warnapala Has Assumed Duties As New General Secretary Of UPFA

Professor Vishwa Warnapala 
Professor Vishwa Waranapala has today(26) assumed duties as the new General Secretary Of United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) .

The former General Secretary of UPFA who was sacked by President Sirisene through a court order has resigned from the post officially yesterday(26).President Sirisene has appointed Professor Warnapala as the new secretary to the UPFA after sacking Susil Premjayantha.

The new General Secretary of UPFA Professor Warnapala has been an active member of the main party belonging to UPFA ,Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) since his university days.He was appointed to the SLFP Central Committee by Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister late Mrs.Sirimawo Bandaranaike.

New Cabinet Is Scheduled To Be Sworn In Next Wednesday(02)-UNP Chairman

The Cabinet of the newly elected government will be sworn in next Wednesday (02nd  Of September) before the President Maithripala Sirisene and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe according to the Chairman of governing United National Party(UNP) Malik Samarawikrame.

Although the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and three other Ministers have sworn in on their Posts already  the swearing ceremony of rest of the Ministers getting delayed due to the confusion arisen between UNP and opposition UPFA over allocating key ministerial portfolios among their parties.

However according to the UNP Chairman both parties have reached a final consequences over forming a national government and also  have partially agreed on the ministries they are going to share by today(26).According to reports the governing UNP has agreed to give the key ministerial portfolios of Ministry of Highways,Agriculture,Irrigation,Higher Education and Samurdhi Affairs to government partner UPFA.However the governing party has refused to give the Ministry Of Public Administration to UPFA as it  requested.

Meanwhile the inaugural session of the newly elected parliament will be held on next Tuesday(01) the government has announced.

 

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Imprisoned Former UPFA MP Sajin Vaas Has Been Further Remanded

The imprisoned former MP of United National Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Sajin Vaas Gunawardene  has been further remanded today(25) until 08th of September by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

The former UPFA Mp was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division on 11th of May for allegedly misusing  vehicles belonging to  Presidential Secretariat during the former government.

PAINTING OF SRI LANKAN VETERAN SINGING ARTIST LATE SUSIL PREMARATNE














 A PAINTING  HAS BEEN CREATED THROUGH THE PATIENCE,SKILL AND COMMITMENT OF  AN ARTIST,ARTISTS CAN DO BIGGER IMPACT TO THE SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR PAINTINGS.DUE TO THIS FACT IF I LOVE A PAINTING  LOVE THAT ARTIST TOO.

A Batticloe Resident Was Arrested At The Air Port With Rs.4.5 million Worth Foreign Currency

Air Port Custom Officers have today(25) arrested a 40 year old Batticloe(In Eastern Province) resident at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port when he allegedly attempted to leave the country with Foreign Currency worth Rs.4.5 million .

The Custom Officers have found 16,930 British Pounds,1350 Euros and 8050 Qatar Riyals inside the Suspect's luggage.The suspect was arrested when he was trying to board a flight  to Singapore according to the Custom Officers.

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Susil Premjayantha Has Tendered His Resignation As The General Secretary Of UPFA

Elected MP Susil Premjayantha who has been removed from the Secretary Post Of United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) before election has today(25) tendered his resignation letter from the Post to the President Maithripala Sirisene.

In the letter of resignation sent to the President Elected MP Susil Premjayantha has said that he is disappointed the way some of UPFA coalition party leaders behaved during past few days by criticizing him for not allocated  National List MP Posts for coalition parties of UPFA.

President Sirisene as the chairman of the UPFA has  removed both Susil Premjayantha and Anura Priyadarshana Yapa as the general secretaries of UPFA and SLFP respectively through a court order just before the election.
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Swearing In Ceremony Of The Cabinet Has Been Postponed

Monday, August 24, 2015

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International Community Cannot Conduct an International Inquiry On Sri Lankan War Crimes- Prime Minister

Prime Minster Ranil Wikramasinghe
The International Community has no legitimate right to conduct an international inquiry on alleged War Crimes said to be occurred in  Sri Lanka  during last phase of the war in 2009 according to Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

International Community has made this international inquiry  request due to the Lack of judiciary independence prevailed in the country  during  former government prime minister has stressed.

Such an inquiry can be conducted Only through the local mechanism prime  minister has said during an interview conducted with "The Hindu " paper published in India.

"PRAG 1883" AN ABSTRACT PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR GERMAN ARTIST GERHARD RICHTER




















VIEWERS SHOULD READ THE ABSTRACT AND SUB ABSTRACT STYLE OF PAINTINGS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ARTIST IS TRYING TO EXPRESS THROUGH THEIR PAINTINGS.


Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksha Has Given A Statement To Presidential Commission

The former Defense Secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapakasha, Gotabaya Rajapaksha has arrived this morning at Bandaranaike International Memorial Conference Hall(BMICH) and gave a statement before the Special Presidential Commission of inquire on alleged misuse of properties belonging to Rakna Securities Lanka Limited.

The Presidential Commission has requested the former defense secretary  to appear before commission before the parliamentary election  to record a statement regarding the case.However he avoided appearing before the commission citing his involvement in the election campaign of UPFA.

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.

 

Sunday, August 23, 2015

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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)