POEM OF THE DAY

Public Allow To Travel Free Of Charge For Twelve Hours In Express Highways On Election Day

The Government has decided not to charge any fee from commuters travelling through   All Express Highways in the Country on Election Day(Monday the 17th of August) for 12 hours from 6 a.m to 6 p.m .

This facility will be   provided to facilitate the Public who are travelling outstation areas to vote at the Parliamentary Election scheduled to be held on Monday according to Ministry Of Highways And Investment Promotion.

Police Have Arrested Three Suspects Along With Illegal Ballot Papers,Election Handbills And Political Stickers

The Police have today(15) arrested three suspects who were transporting 1324 Illegal Model Ballot Papers ,323 Election Bills and 1482 small Political Stickers from Three Wheeler at Thalthuoya Area.The suspects  were arrested when the three wheeler they traveled in was checked at a checkpoint in between   Kandahandiya to Galaha Area.

Police have also seized the Three Wheeler which the Ballot Papers and other materials were transported.

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

An European Female With 5.5 Killo Grammes Of Cocaine Has Been Arrested At Katunayake Air Port

The Air Port Custom Officers have yesterday(14) arrested an European Female with 12 packets of Narcotic Cocaine worth around Rs.85 Million at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port .

The Packets containing 5.578 Kilo Grammes of Cocaine were concealed inside the covers of story books and fax rolls  that  female has carried with her according to the Custom Officers.

The female who arrived Katunayake International  Air Port from Peru through an Emirates Flight has planned  to fly Cambodia via Colombo and Kuala Lampur at the time of her arrest.

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