A 16 Year Old Girl Was Killed And Two Others Injured Due To An Accident At Sigiriya

A 16 year old girl was killed and two others were injured and hospitalized today (12) as the Cab they were traveling in veered off the road and crashed into a tree at Thennakoon Road on Sigiriya-Dambulla Road while on  the way to view Sigiriya Rock fortress.

Three persons inside the Cab were admitted to the Kimbissa Hospital soon after the accident with injuries and , the 16 year old girl among them  had succumbed to her injuries after admission to the hospital.

There were ten persons travelling in Cab at the time of the accident and the driver suddenly lost the control of the vehicle and met with the accident it has been revealed.

Police have arrested the driver of the Cab regarding the accident.

Two Persons Were Arrested For Steeling Rs.6 Million Worth Mobile Phones At Ambalangoda

Ambalangoda Police have today(12)arrested two persons including a sixteen year old school boy for steeling smart phones worth around Rs.6 million from mobile shops in the area.

The suspects were arrested with Rs.65,000 of cash in their possession it has been reported.

Ambalangoda Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Prime Minister Wikramasinghe To Visit Brussels This Saturday To Hold Talks On GSP+

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe is due to leave Belgian Capital Brussels this Saturday (15) to begin talks with the European Union leaders regarding the restoring of GSP+trade concession for the Sri Lankan Apparel Industry which was withdrawn from Sri Lanka during the previous regime.

Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has stated today(12)that the Sri Lanka has already filed an application to regain GSP +trade concession and he will hold talks on this with European Union leaders during his visit to Brussels.

Sri Lankan government has stated that it is confident that the GSP+trade concession will be granted to Sri Lanka by early next year.

The European Union had witdrawn the GSP +trade concession from Sri Lanka in 2010 after Sri Lanka failed to meet certain conditions regarding human right issues during the previous government .

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Court Of Appeal To Re Issue Notices To Finance Minister And Eleven Others On A Beer Company Issue

The Court Of Appeal has today (12) decided to re issue notices to Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and eleven government Officials to appear before the court regarding a case filed against them on providing a tax concession to a Beer Manufacturing Company as the notices issued previously not properly delivered.

The Appeal Court has previously issued notices on 27th of September to Finance Minister Karunanayake and eleven officials to appear before the  court today (12) regarding the case.

The Sinhala National Front and six allied groups had filed the court case seeking a court order to annul the tax concession granted to the Beer Company.

The government will loose  an income of Rs.six bilion due to the tax concession granted to the Beer Company which affected as a result of recent floods the petitioners claimed.