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An Award Winning Cinema Director Dharmasena Pathiraja Was Passed Away

An award winning veteran Cinema Director Dharmasena Pathiraja has passed away at the age of 74 while receiving treatment in a Private Hospital at  Kandy last night (27).

Late Dharmasena Pathiraja was entered the Cinema industry by directing a 10 minute short film "Sathuro"(1970) and directed an internationally claimed movies like "Eya Dan Loku Lamayek "(1975)and "Bambaru Awith"(1978l and films like "Ahas Gawwa"(1974),"Soldadu Unnahe"(1981) "Wasuli"(1994)  and "Mathu Yam Dawasa"(2001)which was screened in Singapore International Film Festival and many Tele dramas and stage dramas during his career.

His film "Eya Dan Loku Lamayek" was screened in 09th Moscow International Film Festival and the Film "Bambaru Awith"screened at 10th Moscow International Film festival and Venice and Los Angalese Film festivals respectively.The late director had also won Presidential Awards for his movies.

He was also a lecturer,screenwriter and served as the chairman of Sri Lanka Media Training Institute.

An Indian National Was Arrested While Attempting To Smuggle A Piece Of Gold Illegally

A 48 year old Indian National was arrested by the

Police Anti Narcotic Bureau  officials while attempting to smuggle a piece of Gold weighing around one kilo gramme illegally to Sri Lanka at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this morning (28).

The suspect who had arrived in  from Dubai hidden the piece of Gold inside his luggage according to reports.The estimated value of the Gold piece recovered in possession of the suspect is around Rs.5 million.

Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials are conducting an investigations over the incident while keeping the suspect in detention .

Sports-Sri Lanka Wins Tri Nations Cricket Tournament After Recording 79 Run Win Over Bangladesh

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/live-

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A Third Of Coral Reefs Entangled With Plastics

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A Person Expelled To Sri Lanka Over Attempting To Fly Austria By A Fake Passport Was Remanded

Minuwangoda acting Magistrate had remanded a Sri

Lankan national who was expelled to Sri Lanka from Abudhabi after arresting him while attempting to fly to Austria through Abudhabi by using a fake passport and visas ,until 29th of January.

The 25 year old resident of Kanthale who had left  Abudhabi on 23rd of January was arrested by the Authotities  there while attempting to fly to Austria by a fake passport and visas prepared from tbere .

The suspect was expelled to Sri Lanka and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)officials in Katunayake Airport had arrested him on his arrival and ptoduced him before the court.