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Friday, April 6, 2018

Sri Lanka has managed to won it's first Silver Medal at the 21st of Commonwealth Games currently underway in Gold Coast ,Australia as Sri Lankan weightlifter Indika Disanayake had won the Medal in 69 KG Category of the Games .

The Gold Medal of the event was won by the Weightlifter in Wales while the Bronze Medal was won by an Indian Weightlifter.

According to the latest Medal tally of the Games Sri Lanka has managed to won three Medals, two Bronze and One Silver Medal during the first two days of the Games and all medals were came from Weightlifting category .

New Board Of Directors In Sri Lankan Airlines To Work Without Any Financial Perks Until The Airlines Making Profits

The new Board of Directors appointed to Sri Lankan Airlines recently has decided to work without getting a salary or other financial perks entitled to them until the Airlines becomes a profitable institution according to it's new Chairman Ranjith Fernando.

Sri Lanka's National Carrier ,Sri Lankan Airlines have a total of nearly Rs.750 million debt to pay and the loss incurred by the Airlines during the financial year ended on 31st of March this year has exceeds Rs.100 million the new Chairman has stated.

The Chairman while holding a media briefing today (06)for the first time since his appointment has said that he is willing to make changes in the management of the Sri Lankan Airlines if wants .

President had appointed a five member new Board of Directors to the Sri Lankan Airlines.

FCID Had Arrested Former CWE Chairman Over Misusing Of State Funds

Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) had today (06) arrested the former CWE(Corporation Wholesale Establishment-SATHOSA) Nalin Ruwanjeewa over misusing of state funds worth Rs.39 million to purchase Carom Boards in 2014 ,while attempting going abroad at Katunayake.

After producing before the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court this evening ,the suspect was remanded until 9 th of April by the Magistrate.

The former CWE Chairman Ruwanjeewa was charged over misusing of state funds to purchase carom boards in late 2014 during the previous regime.

A Case was filed against the former Minister of previous regime the Joint Opposition MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the same charges and the Court banned him travelling abroad due to this.

Former Retired Major General Karunasekare Arrested Over Abduction Of A Journalist Was Remanded

The Former Army Intelligence Unit Director , retired Army Major General Amal Karunasekare who was arrested yesterday (05) by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials while receiving treatment at Army Hospital has been remanded today(06) until 18th of April by the Colombo Additional Magistrate.

The Retired Major General Karunasekare was arrested over encouraging and helping the abduction of former Journalist attached to the Nation Paper ,Keith Noyar on 22nd of May 2008 .

Colombo Additional Magistrate Chnadani Diaz had today visited the Retired Major General Karunasekare at Army Hospital and ordered him to remand.