Canadian Foreign Minister Conducted Talks With Sri Lanka's Higher Government Offcials

The Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday(27) for an official visit had met and held talks with President Maithripala Sirisena,Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera  today(28).

The Canadian Foreign Minister is due to visit Jaffna tomorrow(29) and meeting with the Northern Province Governor Reginald Cooray.

This is the first time after thirteen years that a Canadian Foreign Minister has visited Sri Lanka.

Four Persons Have Been Detained And Remanded Over Stealing Of A Lorry Which Transporting 342 Rice Sacks

 Four Persons have been detained and remanded over stealing a Lorry which transporting a stock of Rice worth over Rs.2.2 million  and Cash at Mahawa area(North Western Province).

Mahawa Police have detained the suspects who had stolen a Lorry with 342 Rice Sacks worth Rs.2,258,920 and cash in the Lorry it has been reported.

The suspects who are residents in Ambanpola and Mahawa Areas have been remanded until 03rd of August by the Nikaweratiya  Magistrate after being produced before the Court today(28).

Joint Opposition's Protest March Has Commenced From Peradeniya

The protest march(Paadha Yathra) of the Joint Opposition Group had commenced from Peradeniya (In Central Province) this morning despite the retraining order issued against it by Kandy Chief Magistrate yesterday(27).

A large number people including the supporters of  MP's belonging to  Joint Opposition Group have seen involved in the protest march which named as "Jana Satana"(People's Fight:).The former president Mahinda Rajapakshe along with several other Joint Opposition MP's are currently moving along the Colombo -Kandy road with the protest march  it has been reported.

India Has Approved A US Dollars 318 million Loan For Sri Lankan Railways

India has approved a US Dollars 318 million loan for Sri Lankan Railways according to Sri Lankan authorities.

This loan will be used to improve signal system from Maho to Anuradhapura in the North Central Province and from Anuradhapura to Omanthai (In Northern Province) according to the Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Media and Parliamentary Affairs Gayantha Karunathilake.

The loan will be also utilized to purchase ten engines and one hundred sixty carriages,Thirty wagons with oil tanks,Twenty Container carrying wagons  and six power sets with Air Conditioned carriages Minister Karunathilake has stated.

Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to reach an agreement with Exim Bank of India for the loan.

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