Chairmans And Board Of Directors Attached To The All Institutions Of Media Ministry Were Instructed To Resign

Minister Of Finance and Media

Mangala Samaraweera has instructed all the Chairmans and Board Of Directors attached to the Instotutions belongs to the Ministey of Media to resign from their posts with immediatte effect it has been reported.

The instructions made to pave the way to appoint new heads to these institutions.However the Director Of Government Information is not affected by this it has been announced.

President Has Ordered Authorities To Demolish And Remove 18 Unauthorized Tourist Hotels In Mirissa

President Maithripala Sirisena has  instructed the Director General of the Coastal Conversation Department to demolish  and remove 18 unauthorized Tourist Hotels situated within 300 meters of land from the sea area in tourist attracted Mirissa coast (Southern Province) with immediatte effect.

Accordingly these unauthorized Hotels due to be removed within next week the Police have stated.

These unauthorized Tourist Hotels are illegal constructions as building constructions within 300 meter land area from the sea has been banned in Sri Lanka.

A Dutch female tourist was sexually molested by a group of persons located in Mirissa Coast recently and there were reports that these illegal constructions too caused most of the harrasments experienced by tourists in Mirissa sea coast.

Eighteen Higher Police Officers Have Been Transferred With Immediatte Effect

Eighteen higher Police Officers including Seventeen Assistant Superintendent Of Police(ASP) and a Superintendent of Police(SP)
have been transferred with immediatte effect as per  service requirements according to the Police Media Spokesman's office.

The ASP's and SP's attached to the Terrorism Investigations Division,Police Welfare Division ,Presidents Security and several Police divisions in Anuradhapura, Galle,Vavuniya,Ampara and Matara are among those transferred.

These transfers were approved by the National Police Commission as per the recommendation of Inspector General Of Police.

Sea Erosion In Dodanduwa Area In Southern Province Caused Damages To Some Tourist Hotels

Due to the strong winds and  rough sea waves occurrs   in Southern  sea coastal  area these days , sea erosion in  Dodanduwa coast (Southern Province) is on the increae according to the reports.

Due to this situation a 15 meter long  short  boulder stretch at the fisheries harbour in kumarakanda ,Dodanduwa  has been damaged and  some boulders have been drifted away by the strong  sea  waves it has been revealed.

some tourist hotels in Patuwana, Dodanduwa have been  also damaged as a result .

Four Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Lorry-Van Collision

Four persons were injured two of them

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critically and hospitalized due to a Lorry-Army Lorry-Van collision near Parakarama Collage at Irattaperiyakulam in Vavuniya last evening(04)

The injured including the driver and his assistant of a Lorry and two others in a Van were admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital for treatment..

The accident occurred when the Police traffic unit officers stopped a Van to inspect it and during the inspection a Lorry arrived from one end colliding with a Army Lorry arrived in from.the opposite direction while attempting to pass the parked Van it has been revealed.

Itattaperiyakulam Police are conducting an investigation over the incident.

Four Indian Nationals Were Arrested With Gold Biscuits Weighing 1.66 KG

Airport Customs officers have arrested

four Indian Nationals while attempting to smuggle a stock of Gold Biscuits weighing 1.66 Kilo Grammes in to Sri Lanka  at the Katunayake Airport yezterday(03)

The four Indian Sispects have hidden the stock of Gold biscuits within their cloths itas been revealekd.The stock of Gold Biscuits have been confiscated by the authorities and the four Indian nationals who brought them were released on Rs.500,000 bail.

Airport Customs are conducting an investigation over the incident.

A Person Attached To A Duty Free Shopping Comptlex In Katunayake Was Arrested With A Stock Of Gold

Airport Customs officers have arrested

a person attached to the Duty Free Shopping Complex in Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport this evening (04) while attempting to hand over a stock of Gold weighing 7 Kilo Grammes and 200 Grammes to two Indian Nationals.

The suspect who had hidden the stock of Gold in his stomach was arrested while he attempted to hand over it to the Two Indian nationals at tbe passanger terminal  of the Airport

The estimated value of the stock of Gold  taken in to custody in possession of the suspect  is more than Rs.50 million according to Customs.Airport Customs are currently investigating on the incident.