Ratnapura High Court Has Passed A Death Sentence For Two Persons Who Found Guilty For A Murder

The Ratnapura(In Sabaragamuwa Province) High Court has today(12) passed a Death Sentence for Two Persons who found guilty over a murder occurred at Ratnapura  Area in 1999.

The Death Sentence has passed for the two persons who resides in Homagama(In Colombo) and Anuradhapura(In North Central Province)after concluding a 17 year long Trial over the shooting and killing of a person at Manindadeniya in Dodampe Area.

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Bribery Commission Officials Have Arrested A Technical Officer Of Maharagama Municipal Council For Accepting A Bribe

The officials of the Bribery Commission have today(12) arrested a Technical Officer attached to Maharagama(In Colombo) Municipal Council while accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 from a resident of the Municipal Council Area to approve a housing plan.

The detained Technical Officer is due to be produced before Colombo Magistrate according to the Bribery Commission.

Major General Milinda Pieris Has Been Appointed As New Chief Of Staff Of Sri Lanka Army

The Vice Chancellor of the General Sir John Kothalawala Defense University Major General Milinda Pieris has been appointed as the new Chief Of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army with effect from today(12).

With this appointment Major Pieris will become the 47 Chief Of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.

Major General A.K.S  Perera the Commander of Security Force Headquarters -Central has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army with effect from 16th of February 2016.

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An Insurance Scheme For People Living With HIV/AIDS Virus In Sri Lanka Has Launched -UNAIDS Office In Colombo

The United Nations AIDS Programme(UNAIDS) Office in Colombo with the collaboration of Janashakthi Insurance Company has launched an Insurance Scheme for the people living with HIV/AIDS Virus in Sri Lanka yesterday(11) the first of it's kind to be launched in a South Asian Country.

 Initially this Insurance  Scheme will be targeting around 500  people living with HIV/AIDS Virus in Sri Lanka belongs to the age group 25-55 years and will expand it to other age groups later according to the UNAIDS Country Manager in Sri Lanka Dr.Dayanath Ranathunga.

Speaking to the Media at UNAIDS Office in Colombo yesterday(11) after launching the insurance scheme for people living with HIV/AIDS Virus in Sri Lanka ,Dr.Ranathunga has said this is a giant step taken to ensure that the people living with HIV will no longer  cornered from the society.

Under the Insurance Cover HIV Positives only need to pay a small amount as installment  ranging Rs.134 to Rs.275  depending on the age and the period of insurance cover will be 10 years Dr.Ranathunga has said.This Insurance Cover initially covers only an accidents he has further said.