Sri Lankan Man Having 2060 Pieces Of Diamond And Other Stones Arrested In Chennai

A Sri Lankan man who had 2060 pieces of Diamond and other precious stones hidden in his stomach was arrested by the police at Chennai Air Port in India today.The stones recovered were worth around Rs.1.5 to 3 Crore according to the reports.

Sri Lanka Recorded A Slight Improvement In Their Corruption Level

According to the latest Annual Corruption Perception Index released today Sri Lanka records a slight improvement in their score by 0.1 percent to reach 3.2 percent and placed 91 st place out of the 178 countries.Last year Sri Lanka was placed in the 97th place out of 180 countries.

People Suffering From Diabetes And High Blood Preassure Are In Increase

Non Infectious Diseases Unit of the Health Ministry has said that there was a rapid increase in people suffering from Diabetes and High Blood Pressure in Sri Lanka during last 20 to 30 years.According to the Unit 10.2 percent of the total population in the country are having Diabetes and 20 to 25 percent are having High Blood Pressure.

Smoking,Liquor,Bad Food Habits,Lack of exercise and Mental Stress are known as the main causes for getting these Diseases.As these Diseases are not having age limit people are advised to eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits as well as to check their Pressure,Diabetes and Cholesterol Levels regularly to avoid of having these Diseases..

All The Check Points In The Country To Be Removed From To Day

Government has decided to remove all the check points situated throughout the country with effect from today.According to Military Spokesman Ubaya Madawala an alternative surveillance system will be replaced the check points to ensure the security in the cities.

As a begining check points in Bambalapitiya and wellawatta have been removed today and other check points are scheduled to be remove gradually.

LTTE Member Sentenced To 30 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment For Planning To Asassinate Former President

Colombo High Court today sentenced 30 years of rigourous imprisonment for a  LTTE member who was charged for trying to asassinate former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunge through a  Suicide Bomb Attack in 1999.The accused is the second accused person as the first accused who was a female bomber died in the attack which killed 28 people and injured another 80 at Town Hall in Colombo .

Attorney General filed the case against the accused for 28 charges and the accused accepted his responsibility for all charges levelled against him.

Indian Court Dropped All Charges Against Main Accused Of Rajiv Gandhi Trial LTTE Leader Prabhakaren

Indian Court in Chennai which conducted the Rajiv Gandhi Murder trial dropped all the charges filed against  main accused LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaren who was killed last year during the Clashes with Sri Lankan Forces.The Court in Chennai also dropped the charges filed against second accused in the Case Leader of LTTE's Intelligence Wing Pottu Amman who also got killed during the fights.

The charges against the two accused were dropped after Sri Lankan Police filed a report saying both Prabhakaren and Pottu Amman were killed during the fights in last year.The Rajiv Gandhi Murder Trial is also closed it has been reported.

President Rajapaksha Appealed To Saudi Arabian King To Pardon Sri Lankan Maid

President Mahinda Rajapaksha made an appeal to  king of Saudi Arabia today to pardon Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek who was sentenced to death by Saudi Arabian court for killing Saudi Infant in 2005.

A Riyadh Supreme Court few days ago endorsed the death sentence imposed on Nafeek by Dawadami High Court on June 2007.