POEM OF THE DAY

29 Member South Asian Election Monitoring Network Team Due To Be Arrived The Country Tonight

A 29 member Election Monitoring Team representing South Asian Election Monitoring Network is scheduled to be arrived tonight as the last foreign  election monitoring team to be arrived the country to monitor the forthcoming Parliamentary Election.The former Elections Commissioner of Maldives Ibrahim Thahid will lead the Election Monitoring Team scheduled to be arrived the country tonight.


Another Election Monitoring Team representing the same network has arrived yesterday(10) and the Election Monitors representing the European Union and Commonwealth Union which arrived earlier have already began Election Monitoring activities here.

Imprisoned Former UPFA MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardene Was Remanded Further Until 25th Of August

The imprisoned former UPFA(United Peoples Freedom Alliance) MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardene who was in remand over the allegation of misusing vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat has been further remanded today(11) by the Colombo Fort Magistrate until 25th of August.

The Former UPFA MP was remanded further after he was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate this morning.Sajin Vaas Gunawardene was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division on 11th of May after a statement was recorded from him over the allegation leveled against him.

SINHALESE QUOTE

Police Arrested Two Suspects Regarding The Disapearence Of Cartoonist /Journalist Prageeth Eknaligida

The Police have arrested two suspects on Monday(10) in connection with the mysterious disappearance of  Cartoonist/Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda who went missing few years ago without a trace.

The Police have arrested an ex LTTE Militant and a retired Army Officer regarding the disappearance of Mr,Ekanaligoda  according to the Police Department.

After the arrests were made the Police have filed a Habeascorpus Case at Homagama Magistrate Court regarding the Disappearance Of Eknaligoda .

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

The Foreign Debt Borrowings Of The Country Has Been Decreased During Last Six Months-Finance Ministry

The Foreign Debt borrowing of Sri Lanka has been decreased significantly under the new government during last few months while maintaining the Foreign Reserve of US Dollars 7.5 billion according to the Ministry Of Finance.

Sri Lanka has borrowed only Rs.43 billion foreign debt during first six months of this year ,just 22% out of the total commercial  loans government has set up to be taken this year due to the reforms introduced to public administration and financial management  according to the Ministry Of Finance.

However during the previous government the total Foreign Debt of the country has been increased by 8.8% at the end of last year(2014) from the year 2013 the Ministry has stated.