Government To Preserve Five Endangered Species Inherent To Sri Lanka-Acting Minister Of Sustainable Development And Wild Life

The Government will take steps to preserve Five Endangered Species inherent to Sri Lanka whose numbers are rapidly decreasing according to acting minister of Sustainable Development And Wild Life Sumedha Jayasena.

Accordingly The  Black Monkey ,Loris(Unahapuluwa),House Sparrow,Asokapethiya and Pangolins(Kaballawa) will be named as five endangered species which should be preserved the acting minister has said.

The Acting Minister Sumedha Jayasena has made these remarks during her speech at World Wild Life Day Celebrations held at Udawalawe National Zoo yesterday(04).

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President Has Appointed A New "National Salaries And Cadre Commission" For Two Year Period

President Maithripala Sirsena has yesterday (04) appointed a 23 member 'National Salaries And Cadre Commission" to advise and assist the Government to  formulate and implement a " National Wage Policy".

The Government on Thursday(03) issued an extraordinary gazette notification regarding the establishing of new "National Salaries and Cadre Commission" for a two year period.

President Sirisena has appointed K.L.L Wijeratne as the Chairman of the Commission and Asoka Jayasekera as the Secretary.

President has abolished  the National Pay Commission as well established under the President's directive on 31-10-2013.

The Newly appointed Salaries and Cadre Commission will recommend a suitable National Salaries And Wages Policy to prevent a competition may have arise in Public and Private Sectors.The Commission is due to conduct a Cadre assessment and review  all  remuneration structures including the salaries and wages in the  public sector .

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Russian Life Saving Ship "Apron" Arrived At Colombo Harbor

A Life Saving Ship "Apron' belonging to the Russian Navy has arrived at Colombo Harbor on Thursday(03) for a goodwill tour.

The 89.7 Meter Long Russian Ship can carry 3400 Tonnes of Goods and the Ship Crew  comprising with 138 Russian Navy Personal.

The Life Saving Ship is scheduled  to leave  the Colombo Harbor on Saturday(05).

Six School Children Were Injured And Hospitalized As The Cab They Were In Turned Over In Cinnamon Gardens,Colombo

Six School Children were injured and hospitalized this evening as the Cab they were travelling in turned over near the Library Junction at Tennis Grounds in Cinnamon Gardens(In Colombo) during a Vehicle Parade organized by a leading School in Colombo.

The Injured Students were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment.There were 13 school children inside the Cab when the accident  occurred according to the Police.

The Cinnamon Gardens Police are conducting an Investigations on the accident.