Colombo High Court Had Sentenced An Army Soldier To Death After He Was Found Guilty for Killing 15 Civilians

The Colombo High Court has today(25) sentenced to death a Sri Lankan Army Soldier who was found guilty for the  killing of 15 civilians at  Mirusuvil Village in  Jaffna 15 years ago.The killings occurred when 8 of the displaced refugees in Mirusuvil Village returning the village to inspect their property.


When the refugees have arrived the village five Army Soldiers including the one who  was sentenced to death, Staff Sargent Sunil Ratnayake have arrested 15 villagers and murdered them according to the sources.

The Attorney General had filed charges against five Army Soldiers for the killings however the evidence available against four of the accused army soldiers was  not sufficient enough to link them to the murders. the sources have added.

POEM OF THE DAY

Supreme Court Has Granted Leave To Proceed Petitions Filed Against Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division

The Supreme Court has today(24) granted leave to proceed the petitions filed at the court by three petitioners challenging the establishment  of Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division.

Professor Carlo Fonseka ,Elle Gunawansha Thero and former minister Basil Rajapakshe have been filed these petitions.Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe has too filed a fundamental application at Supreme Court by challenging the legality of establishing the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division. 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

New Ambassadors For Nine Countries Have Been Appointed

The government has today(24) appointed Nine new Ambassadors to Nine South American,European ,Middle Eastern and Asian Countries.

According to the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Sri Lankan Government has been nominated 33 new Ambassadors to fill the vacant Ambassador Posts overseas but only Nine Countries have approved the nominees up to now and the rest of the nominees are pending approvals from respective countries.

The nine approved nominees for the vacant ambassador posts are ,General Jagath Jayasuriya to Brazil, General Daya Ratnayake to Pakistan ,Kshenuka Seneviratne to Thailand,Y.K.A Rohanajith to  Iran,A.M.I Sadiq to Netherlands ,G.Selvaraj to Israel  ,W.M Karunadasa to Qatar,H.A.V Dissanayake to Vietnam and R.D Rajapakshe to Sweden.

Except the ambassadors to Pakistan,Brazil and Qatar all other new ambassadors are career foreign service personal according to the spokeswoman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Mahishini Kolonne.These new ambassadors are due to take up their positions after completing of orientation programme and other formalities she has said.

Director General Of Health Services To Implement A Programme To Avoid Spreading HIV/AIDS Among st School Children

The Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has told today (24) that he will take a suitable action to implement a progarmme to avoid spreading HIV/AIDS among st School Children after discussing the matter with  Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme and other doctors attach to the programme,

Responding to a question raised by a Media Personal during a press briefing held this morning at Epidemiology Unit to brief the current situation of the Influenza H1N1 spreading in most parts of the country Dr.Mahipala has  told that he is not aware on the HIV/AIDS Threat towards  school children.

The Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Campaign Dr.Sisira Liyanage has told yesterday that there is a great risk of spreading HIV/AIDS Virus among st School Children of the age group 14-19 due to the unprotected sexual behavior they are involved in.

POEM OF THE DAY-"LOVE AFTER LOVE " BY DEREK WALCOTT

The time will come

when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,

And say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was yourself.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.