Friday, May 4, 2018

Fresh Eruptions From Hawai Vocano

The Valuable Medal Stolen From The House Of Late Lester James Pieris Had Been Recovered

The  valuable medal belonging to the
late legendary Film maker Dr.Lester James Pieris which was stolen by someone during funeral activities at his house in Thimbirigasyaya(Colombo) on last Wednesday(02) has been recovered this morning(05) at a goods container in 177 route Kaduwela -Colpetty bus in Colpetty area according to the Police Media Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekare.

However no arrests were made in this regard so far it has been revealed.The investigations carried out over the lost medal had been handed over to the Colombo Crimes Division yesterday(04) and the officers of the division had collected evidence from around 15 persons according to sources.
The lost medal of the Dr.Lester James Pieris  is a life time achievement medal received with the Golden Peacock Award he had won in 1965 at the International Film Festival in New Delhi, India .But he had received the medal many years after the Award.

Investigations to arrest the robbers of the medal continues.

GOLDEN MELODIES


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.


Remembering One of the world's, largest Train Accidents reported from Sri Lanka In 2004

Tsunami memories:What happened in Paraliya in 2004.