QUOTES FOR LIFE

A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 53 year old person was killed due to a wild elephant

attack at Galeliya in Aralaganwila area last night (20).

The deceased who was a resident of ruhunugama area was killed by the Elephant while he was in his paddy field to chase away Wild Elephants.

Singaporean Prime Minister To Visit Sri Lanka Tomorrow (22)

The Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong is due to arrive

Sri Lanka tomorrow(22) for a two day official visit as per an invitation made by Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena.

This is the first time that a Singaporean Prime Minister visiting Sri Lanka after 13 years and during his visit he is due to hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena ,Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and other higher officials of the government.

Prime Minister Lee is also  due to attend a Business session which will be attended by investors and businessmen.

After the bi lateral talks holding between  President Sirisena and Singaporean Prime Minister on tuesday (23)at the Presidential Secretariat a free trade agreement will be signed between Sri Lanka and Singapore it has been announced.

Prime minister Lee is due to leave Sri Lanka on wednesday (24).

Two Persons Were Killed Due To A Vehicle Collision

A Motorcyclist and a Pillion Rider were killed after the

Motorcycle they were riding in colliding with a Tipper truck and a vehicle transporting vehicles at Gokarella city in Dambulle-Kurunagala main road.

The critically injured Motorcyclist and the pillion rider who were of the ages 43 and 44 years had succumbed to their injuries after admission to Gokarella hospital.The deceased were residents of Gokarella area and Gokarella police have arrested the Tipper truck driver and the driver of the Other vehicle transported vehicles in connection with the accident.

HEALTH TIP

Uva Chief Minister To Step Down From The Education Minister Post Until The Conclusion Of An Investigations Against Him

The chief minister of Uva Provincial Council Chamara

Sampath Dassanayake has decided to step down from the Education Minister post he holds in the Provincial council temporarily until the conclusion of an investigations against him over the charges of harrassing and insulting the female principal of Tamil Girls School in Badulle.

The Chief Minister is being charged on forcing the female principal to kneeling  down and appoligize over not considering a letter of recommendation he has sent to her to admit a child to the school.