An Air Ballon With Eight Local And Foreign Tourists Aboard Made A Sudden Landing In Minneriya

Hot  Air Baloon aired from Kandalama area with eight

local and foreign tourists aboard has made a sudden landing in to a field  at katukeliyawa,Minneriya last morning (27).

Six local tourists and two foreign  tourists aboard of the Air ballon escape unharmed due to the incident.Due to the exhaustion of Gas in the Air Baloon it had been landed  in to a field it has been reported.

Court Case Filed Against Former Minister Basil Rajapakshe Postponed Until Next January

The court case filed against former Economic

Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe and the Director General of Divi Naguma development fund over misusing of Rs.35 million belonging to the fund during the previous regime ,has been postponed until 25th of January next year (2018) by the Colombo High Court.

This case was taken up for hearing at the Colombo High Court today (27).

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President Has Decided To Temporarily Suspend The Issuing Of Licences To Transport Cattle

President has decided to temporarily suspend the

issuing of licences to transport cattle in view of preventing the  rising number of illegal Cattle transportations in the country.

The issuing of licences to transporting cattle has been temporarily suspended until a formal programme is prepared on transporting cattle ,the President's Media Unit has stated.

Due to the rising number of Illegal Cattle Transport ation of the country Milk industry as well as Agriculture sector are being  badly affected according  to the Unit.

The licences issued to transport cattle through divisional secretariats.

Two Brothers Of A Same Family Had Received Death Sentence Over A Murder

Two brothers of the same family had been sentenced

to death by Colombo High Court Judge today (27) over stabbing to death a neighbour in Kotahena,Colombo 16 years ago .

Accordingly Colombo High Court Judge A.A.R Heyyanthuduwa had sentenced two brothers of the same family Anton Peter Delicon Fernando and Anton Xavior Fernando to death over the killing of a resident of Kotahena area Indika Fonseka on or near the date 18th of September 2001 after they found guilty over the murder.

Attorney General Had indicted the accused over the murder .