IGP Ilangakoon Has Left For China Along With Five Other Officers For An Official Visit

Inspector General Of Police(IGP) N.K Ilangakoon along with five other High Rank Police Officers have yesterday (08) left for China for a seven day official tour.They are due to stay in China until 15th of this month.

Meanwhile Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police S.M Wikramasinghe Has been appointed as acting IGP.

Sri Lanka Motor Vehicle Importers Association Made A Proposal To The Government To Reduce Customs Levy On Vans

The Sri Lanka Motor Vehicle Importers Association has made a proposal to the government to reduce customs levy imposed on Vans through the 2016 Annual Budget .

According to the Association the prices of Vans and Lorries are very high and as these vehilces contribute greatly towards the development of the country including the tourism sector and  cargo transport the custom levy imposed on them should be reduced.

Besides the proposal to reduce customs levey on Vans the Sri Lanka Motor Vehicle Importers Association has made some other proposals as well to the Ministry Of Finance in view of helping the preparations of 2016 Annual Budget Proposals.

SINHALESE QUOTE FROM THE WEB

Heart Patients Due To Undergo Heart Operations Including Bypass And Tests At Kandy Hospital Are In Battle Of Life And Death Due To The Closure Of Cardio Thoracic Unit

Kandy Teaching Hospital

All  Heart Surgeries including Bypass  and tests that identify the heart diseases performing at Cardio thoracic Unit of  Kandy Teaching Hospital have been stopped since 02nd of September According to All Ceylon Nurses Union.

Due to this situation the Patients who are in Waiting Lists of the hospital for Heart Surgeries and Tests are facing a battle of  life and death the Union has said.

The closure of Cardio Thoracic Unit for repair work including tiling  the floors of Theaters and Wards is the main cause for this situation.

Around 1200 Heart Patients registered for Heart Surgeries including Bypass at the hospital and 1500 patients registered for Tests including "Angiogramme Test" are in difficult situation due to this according to the president of All Ceylon Nurses Union A.Gamini Kumarasinha.

The Nurses Union has yesterday (08) requested the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala to intervene this situation and open the Cardio Thoracic Unit of Kandy Teaching Hospital with immediate effect.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Seventeen Year Old School Boy And Another Suspect Arrested Over five year Old Seya Sadewmini's Murder Have Filed A Petition At Human Rights Commission

The 17 year old school boy and other suspect who were arrested by Police over the rape and murder case of five year old Seya Sadewmini of kotadeniyawa area have filed a complaint at Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka today(08) by alleging they were assaulted by police officers of Kotadeniyawa Police while in custody.

The Human Rights Commission has questioned the two complainants  as well as accused police officers of kotadeniyawa police regarding the allegation.The said suspects were later released after their DNA Tests did not matched the DNA Samples taken  from girl's body.

"MOUNT MAUD"(1938) A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY YESTERYEAR NEW ZEALAND ARTIST RITA ANGUS(1908-1970)

THIS LANDSCAPE PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR NEW ZEALAND FEMALE ARTIST RITA ANGUS.SHE IS CREDITED AS ONE OF THE LEADING FIGURES IN  TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND ART.RITA  WORKED IN OIL AND WATERCOLORS AND  SPECIALIZED ON PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PAINTING.