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A New Organization Formed To Make Awareness Among People On Eradicating Cancers

A new organization call "Nil Katrol Mal"(Mal meant flowers) had formed to make better awareness among the people in the country on  how to eradicate Cancers from the society during a function held at "Apeksha" Hospital in Maharagama (Colombo) last Thursday (29).

At the function  it has been revealed that  the oral cancer becomes the number one cancer spreading among Sri Lankan males .

Two Bangladeshi Naval Vessels Had Arrived In Colombo Harbour

Two Naval Vessels  belonging to the Bangladesh Navy had been arrived in Colombo Harbor for a Goodwill Visit.

The two Vessels "Somudra Joy"and"Somudra Avijan"are due to stay in Sri Lanka till 04th of October it has been reported.During their stay in Sri Lanka the crew members  of the two vessels are due to participate the Naval Exercises organized by Sri Lanka Navy .

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Colombo Fort Magistrate Has Refused to issue a Arrest Warrent to Former Sri lankan Ambassador to Russia

Colombo Fort Magistrate has today (30) rejected the request made by the Police to issue an arrest warrent to former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weerathunge by stating he is still not been named as a suspect of the controversial Mig-27 fighter jet deal in 2006.

Earlier Police had requested the Magistrate to issue an arrrest warrent to former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia with the assistance of INTERPOL as a statement need from him regarding the controversial US Dollars 10 million deal to purchase four MIG-27 Fighter Jets .

The Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jatyaratne has instructed the Police to carried out  firther inbestigations on the incident.

President Has Appointed The Members To Right To Information Commission

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (30) appointed five members to the Right To Information Commission which comes under the purview of Right To Infofmation Act.

Accordingly Mahinda Gammanpila has been appointed as the chairman of the Commission and the rest of the commission members are S.G Punchihewa,Salim Marsoof,Kishali Pinto Jayawardena and T.Selvakumaren.

A Female Was Killed And Two Others Were Injured And Hospitalized In Embilipitiya Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A female was killed and another two persons were injured and hospitalized following an attack by two wild elephants at Moraketiya Area in Embilipitiya this morning.

All the three persons who were attacked by the two elephants were admitted to the Embilipitiya Hospital,But one of them had succumbed to his injuries according to the sources.The other two injured persons are in stable condition the sources have stated.

The two wild elephants who entered the Moraketiya area had destroyed shops,houses and crops it has been reported.

However later  the wild life  officers had driven off the two wild elephants from the village.