THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Air Port Custom Officers Have Arrested A Sri Lankan Who Attempted To Leave the Country With Foreign Currency Worth More Then Rs. 4.5 Million

The Air Port Custom Officers have yesterday(04) arrested a 54 year old Sri Lankan at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port who attempted to leave the country with foreign currency worth more than Rs.4.5 million  in his possession. 

The Custom Officers have found 130,000 Saudi Riyals inside suspect's luggage while he was preparing to board a flight to Jeddah.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Imprisoned Former UPFA MP Sajin Vaas Was Remanded Again Until 11th Of August

The imprisoned Former MP of United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Sajin Vaas Gunawardene who was arrested and remanded for the charges of misusing state owned vehicles has been further remanded until 11th of August by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today(04).

The Former MP was remanded further by the Colombo Fort Magistrate when he was produced before the magistrate today.

Sajin Vaas was questioned and arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division on 11th of May over the allegation leveled against him on misusing vehicles belonging to Presidential Secretariat during the previous government.

Twenty One Passengers Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Bus Accident

Around 21 Passengers were injured and hospitalized due to a two private buses collided each other on Colombo-Kandy Road this morning.The injured were admitted to the Wathupitiwala Hospital for treatment.

This accident was occurred when a private bus travelling towards Kandy collided with another private bus in Radawadunna Area at  Nittambuwa(Western Province).

POEM OF THE DAY

President Of All Ceylon Health Services Union Who Was Arrested Last Week filed a Complaint Before Human Rights Commission

The President of the All Ceylon Health Services Union Samantha Koralearachchi who was arrested by the Police in Chilaw on last Thursday by charging that he was distributed election leaflets among st Chilaw Hospital staff illegally has today(03) filed a complaint before the Human Rights Commission by stating that his fundamental rights have been violated through  arresting him over false charges.

The President of the All Ceylon Health Services Union along with a nurse attach to South Colombo Teaching Hospital arrested by the Police for violating election laws .

Through the complaint filed before the Human Rights Commission Samantha Koralearachchi has requested the Commission  to take action against  officials who violated  his fundamental rights .