POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALESE SONG SUNG BY LATE CLARENCE WIJEWARDENE

Austrian Air Lines Has Today (28)Launched It's First Direct Flight To Colombo From Vienna

The Austrian Air Lines has today (28) launched it's first  Direct Flight to Colombo from Austrian Capital Vienna the Air Line's third destination in Indian Ocean following  Mauritius and Maldives.

Austrian Air Lines will be using a Twin Asle Boeing 767 Air Craft for it's Direct Flight to Colombo from Vienna and the first flight touched down today  at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port according to the Air Line's Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Otto.This Air Line is the only European Air Line in the German Speaking Region of Europe that flying Directly to Colombo Austrian Air Lines Chief Commercial Officer has stated.

Austrian Air Lines is hoping to attract Passengers of Switzerland And Germany to use this Direct Flight to Colombo the Travel Daily Media has reported by quoting otto.

Fifty New Police Officers Are To Be Recruited To Investigation Division Of Bribery Commission

The Commission To Investigate Allegations Of Bribery Or Corruption today(28) had approved to recruit 50 new Police Officers to it's Investigation Division according to Director General Of the Commission Dilrukshi Dias Wikramasinghe.

The new group of Police Officers is  scheduled to be recruited have given a four week training regarding the activities of  Bribery Commission's Investigation Division Director General has stressed."These Police Officers were  scheduled to be recruited under the  previous Commissioner.But he has not approved to recruit them" she has stressed.

Meanwhile around 3190 complaints have been received by Bribery Commission up to now including a complaint against bribery commission's previous commissioner it has been reported,However the complaint against previous commissioner has now been withdrawn the reports said.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"ALMOND BLOSSOMS"(1890) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR DUTCH ARTIST VINCENT WILLIEM VAN GOGH(1853-1890)

 THIS STUNNING ART WORK WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR DUTCH POST IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH.HE WAS SPECIALIZED IN PAINTING PORTRAITS,SELF PORTRAITS,LANDSCAPES AND STILL LIFE OF CYPRESSES,WHEET FIELDS AND SUNFLOWERS.

37th Death Anniversary Of "Nightingale Of Sinhala Cinema "Fall Today(28)

The 37th Death Anniversary of Sri Lanka's First Actress who is popularly known as "The Nightingale Of Sinhala Cinema" Great Cinema Personality Late Rukmani Devi  fall today(28).She was born in 15th of January 1923 and became the first Sri Lankan Actress after castes the main role of First Sri Lankan Movie "Kadawuna Poronduwa"(Broken Promise) screened in 1948.

She has died on 28th of October 1978 due to a tragic accident occurred at Thudella,Ja Ela(In Western Province).

As a tribute to this Great Lady Actress would like to post this memorable song she has sung decades ago.For more details of her visit Rukmani Devi Blog.

HIV/AIDS Is Not A Deadly Disease Any More-Dr.Sisira Liyanage

HIV/AIDS is not a deadly disease anymore and a person contacted with the virus can live full life time of a normal person due to the newly invented drugs for HIV/AIDS according to Director Of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme -Dr.Sisira Liyanage.

"If a person living with HIV/AIDS Virus continue medicines per doctor's advise they can live full life time of a normal person without any difficulty " Dr.Liyanage has stressed.

Speaking on HIV/AIDS Situation in Sri Lanka the Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme has stated the disease has been transmitted here mainly due to the unprotected heterosexual behavior and 95% of the HIV Positives reported this year have contacted the virus due to this.