The Minister of Public Enterprise Development Kabir Hasheem has instructed the authorities to remove the Chairman of Litro Gas Company Shaleela Munasinghe from his post with immediate effect due to his arrest over hacking a computer system of far Eastern International Bank in Taiwan and transferring around US Dollars 10 billion from the Bank to his personal account.
Accordingly instruction had been given to the Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Hemaka Amarasuriya to remove the Shaleela Munasinghe from the Chairman post of Litro Gas Company as the Company is a subsidiary fully owned by the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation under the preview of Ministry Of Public Enterprise Development.
A 57 year old Kuwaiti National has been arrested by the Airport Customs Officers early this morning(11) while attempting to smuggle around 04 kilo grammes and 500 grammes of expensive "Wallapatta" (Gyrinops Walla) use to manufacture perfumes to Bangkok,Thailand at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport.
The value of the stock of "Wallapatta" recovered from suspect's possession is around Rs.154,000 according to the Customs Officers.
The suspect had been released after questioning and the stock of Wallpatta he attempted to snuggle in to Bangkok had been confiscated.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation(SLBC) Sudarshana Gunawardena has been appointed as the acting Director General of Government Information Department the Cabinet Spokesman ,Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated during the Cabinet Briefing held today(11) at Government Information Department.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of SLBC Chairman as the Acting Director General of Government Information he has said.The post becomes vacant after the Director of Government Information Department Ranga Kalansuriya has resigned from the post recently.
A 40 year old Baharaini national was killed after falling down from "Sandun"Falls(Ella) in Mahabage.Kitulgala this noon(11) while climbing it it has been reported.
The deceased had fallen down from the fall due to a sudden illness and had succumbed to his injuries on admission to the Thaligama Hospital according to the Police.
Kitulgala Police are conducting an investigations on the incident.