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Asia Pacific Regional Prison Officers Summit To Be Held In Colombo Tomorrow (10)

The Asia Pacific Regional Prison Officers Summit is due to be held in Colombo tomorrow(10) with the participation of Prison Officers in 12 regional countries including Sri Lanka.

The "Open Prisons" concept is subject to be discuss during the summit it has been reported.

At the end of the summit the participants are due to make an observation tour to the Pallekele Open Prison Camp the Prison Department sources have stated.

Due To Three Reasons Cement Prices May Go Up -Consumer Affairs Authority

Due to three reasons the price of Cement may have go up in near future according to Consumer Affairs Authority(CAA).

The rising value of the Dollar,Due to the increase of Board and Delivery Charge to  7.5% and the 4% increase of Value Added Tax(VAT) are the main reasons for this situation the  CAA has announced.

The Cement manufacturing  Companies have already requested the Authority to grant permission for increasing the Cement Prices it has been announced.

The Consumer Affairs Authority which declared Rs.870 as the  stranded price for Cement is now discussing with relevant authorities to  increase the  cement prices,

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Court Of Appeal To Consider The Petition Against Former LTTE Head KP On 30th Of May

The Court Of Appeal has today (09) ordered to recall the petition filed by requesting to arrest the former LTTE Head Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP and produced him before court on 30th of May.

The JVP(Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna) MP Vijitha Herath has filed the petition against KP.When the petition was taken up for hearing today the Attorney General has stated that the Police are currently conducting an investigation on Kumaran Pathmanathan.

Navy Have Detained Six Local Fishermen Regarding Illegally Harvesting Sea Cucumbers From The Seas Of Eastern Chalai

The Navy Officers have detained six local fishermen involved in harvesting sea cucumbers illegally from the seas of Eastern Chalai (North Eastern Province)according to reports.

During the raid the Navy Officers have taken into custody 150 Sea Cucumbers,Two Fiber Glass Dinghies,four pairs of diving fins, four diving masks and twenty oxygen cylinders .

The detained local fishermen along with equipment were handed over to the Mulathivu Police for further investigations.