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Monday, July 10, 2017

Navy Arrested Two Fishermen While Illegally Fishing In Northern Seas

Sri Lanka Navy personal have arrested two fishermen over fishing illegally in sea coast of Mulathivu using high powered explosives with a stock of 25 "water gel " explosive sticks .

Navy have later handed over the suspects and the stock of explosive sticks to Mulathivu Police for future course of action.

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Government Surveyors To Launch Two Day Island Wide Sick Note Campaign From Tomorrow

Government Surveyors are due to launch a two day Island Wide Sick note campaign on tomorrow(11) and the day after(12) demanding solutions for eight of their service demands .

If the authorities have not provided the solutions for the demands Government Surveyors have decided to launch an Island Wide Continuous Strike from 13th of July according to the Government Surveyors Union.

Western Provincial Chief Minister Instructed To Impose 2% Tax On Abandoned Lands In Western Province

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The Chief Minister of Western Province Isura Devapriya has instructed the Local Government bodies to impose a 2% maximum tax with effect from today (10) on abandoned lands in Western Province due to the current Dengue Epidemic in the country.

Accordingly 2% tax will be imposed on abandoned lands based on the value of the Lands Chief Minister has stated.

It has been raveled that the abandoned lands in Western Province especially in Colombo City are cradles of Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places.

A Doctor Arrested Over Accepting Bribes From Private Labs Was Remanded

Colombo Chief Magistrate has today(10) remanded the suspected Physician in Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital who had been arrested recently over accepting bribes from Private Laboratories to send Government Hospital patients for Lab Tests ,until 24th of July .

The suspected Doctor had taken around Rs.20,000 to 30,000 bribe each from Private Laboratories to send Hospital patients for Lab tests it has been revealed.

A Van Driver Was Killed And A Bhikku Was Injured Due To An Accident In Southern Expressway

A Van driver was killed and a Buddhist Monk was injured and hospitalized after the Van they were traveling in colliding with a security fence in the Southern Expressway in the wee hours of this morning(10).

The injured Buddhist Monk had been admitted to the Nagoda Hospital for treatment.

The Van which was traveling from Kadawatha to Godagama colliding with the security fence of the Expressway after the 21 year old driver fallen to a sleep it has been revealed.

The driver has been identified as a resident of Pitigala area.