Foreign Minister Informed The Bond Commission That He Will Not Be Present For Questioning Today(26)

Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake has informed the Bond Commission or the Presidential Commission of Inquiry  which inquiring the bond scam of the Central Bank through a lawyer that he will not be able to attend before the commission today (26) as requested due to a Security Council Meeting and will appear before the Commission  next Wednesday.

The Bond Commission has issued summons to the Foreign Minister Karunanayake to appear before the commission today(26) to answer the questions regarding the allegations leveled against him over getting a luxury house from the main suspect of Bond scam in Central Bank Arjun Aloysias who is the director of Perpetual Treasuries limited which involved in the scam . Aloysias paid the rent of the luxury house behalf of the Minister who was than the Minister of Finance it has been revealed during the investigations .

In a letter sent to the Bond Commission through his  lawyer  Minister Karunanayake has stated that he will be not available to appear before the Bond Commission until next Wednesday for questioning as he is due to attend the Parliamentary sessions  on tomorrow and the day after and due to tour Maldives on next Monday.

Army Entered The Fuel Storing Complexes In Kolonnawa And Muthurajawela To Ensure Fuel Distribution- Striking Workers Removed From The Complexes

Army personal have entered the Kolonnawa and Muthurajawela Fuel storing complexes early this morning(26)and ensured the fuel distributing process which stopped due to the Island wide continuous strike launched by Petroleum workers , with the help of non striking staff of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation it has been reported.

Army have removed the striking staff of the Kolonnawa and Muthurajawla fuel storing complexes and ensured the security of non striking workers who now engaged in fuel distribution process.

However the removed strikers are still stay in front of the fuel storing complexes it has been revealed.

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A Large vehicle queues have seen in front of the fuel filling stations belonging to Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Indian Oil Company Island wide since yesterday(25) to get fuel .The Petroleum Trade Unions Collective had launched the continuous strike since midnight on Monday(24) demanding to take over the Oil tank complexes at China harbor  in Trincomalee and Hambanthota and urgently refurbish the Sapugaskande oil refinery .

Petroleum Trade Unions collective has yesterday announced it will continue their strike until the demands are met after failure of talks held between the representatives of the unions and authorities last evening.

Meanwhile Government has issued a Gazette last night(25) making fuel distribution of the country as an essential service ,According to the Gazette issued  by the Presidential Secretary Austin Fernando as per the order of President Maithripala Sirisena supply and distribution of all Petroleum products and liquid gases are essential.

It the striking petroleum workers not return to work after announcing the fuel distribution as an essential service they will be considered as vacate from their posts the Government has announced.

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A 52 Year Old Person Had Committed Suicide In Gatambe Area

A 52 year old person had committed suicide by

jumping in front of a train near the Gatambe stadium in Kandy.

The deceased who was a resident of  Dehiwala, Colombo had arrived in Gannoruwa area for an employment and police believed he may have committed suicide due to a family dispute.

Professor Carlo Fonsrka Has Pledged His Support To The Anti SAITM Student Campaign

Former president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council Professor Carlo Fonseka has arrived at Lipton Circus roundabout to support a group of medical/university students protesting since yesterday(13)against the firing of water cannons towards  a student group staged a satyagra campaign at the circus on last Sunday (23).

Addressing the students Professor Carlo Fonseka has said that only solution for the current student unrest is abolishing the Private Medical Collage in Malabe .

Ministry Of Health To Implement WHO Dengue Action Plan

Ministry of Health has decided to implement the

action plan of World Health Organization (WHO) on reducing the number of Dengue patients by 50% within 04 week period, Island wide for three days from this Thursday (27).

The action plan prepared and handed over to the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne by the visiting WHO experts had mainly suggested to empower the public on removing water collected items and places in their premises in view of reduce the spreading of Dengue .

The WHO team met with the Health Minister Dr.Senaratne and Health Ministry officials yesterday (24)and discuss on the suggestions included in the Dengue action plan.

At the meeting Minister has instructed the Health Ministry officials and WHO experts to implement the WHO Action plan on dengue in Sri Lanka.

Around Rs.105,000 Dengue patients have been reported throughout the Island from January this year up to now and 301 died due to the disease according to the National Dengue Control Unit.