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A Sudden Fire In Accident Unit Of Embilipitiya Hospital Had Closed Due To A Fire

The Accident Unit of Embilipitiya General Hospital had temporarily closed today(06) following a sudden fire erupted in the main power supply system of the unit this morning .

Due to the fire the main power supply system of the Accident Unit was completely destroyed it has been reported.

No casualties have been reported due to the incident.

New President's Secretary Has Been Appointed

The former secretary of the Ministry of Science.Technology and Research Udaya R Seneviratne  has been appointed as the new Presidential Secretary today(06).
The new Secretary to the President had taken his letter of appointment from the President Maithrpala Sirsisena this morning at the Presidential Secretariat.

He was a Science graduate of Kelaniya University and obtained his masters on mass communication from the same university.

The former President's Secretary Austin Fernando has resigned from his post yesterday(06).

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CPC Has Increased The Fuel Prices YESTERDAY(05) And Reduced To Previous Prices Today(06

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) which increased the prices of Diesel And Petrol with effect from midnight yesterday(05) again requested their Fuel Filling Stations to sell the Fuel prices for previous prices through a circular issued today(06).

The price increase made by CPC was ordered to cancel under the instructions of the President Maithripala Sirisena  .

The CPC has increased the prices of  a liter of Petrol-92 by Rs.8,Petrol-95 by Rs.7 Super Diesel by Rs.10 and Diesel by Rs.9 with effect from midnight yesterday.Accordingly Lanka Indian  Oil Company (LIOC) had increased their fuel prices namely A liter of Petrol-92 by Rs.146,Petrol Extra Premium -95 (EURO 4) by Rs.158,Petrol Extra Premium(Euro 3) by Rs.149,AUTO Diesel by Rs.118,Diesel Extra mile by Rs.122 and Super Diesel (Euro 4) by Rs.129.

UNP Has Appointed A Special Committee To Investigate On Vijayakala Maheswaran's LTTE Favoured Speech

A Four member committee had been appointed by the Governing United National Party(UNP) to investigate on the LTTE Favored Speech made by former State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran recently.

The Committee is comprising of UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam,Ministers Thalatha Atukorale,Ranjith Maddumabandara and Kabir Hasheem.

Meanwhile Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Disanayake has today (06) ordered five media institutions to produce the unedited Audio tape of the Former State Minister Maheswaran's speech to the court for the investigation carrying out by the Colombo Organized Crimes Division over the speech.

"Sinhala Ravaya" organization has made a complaint to the Organized Crimes Division regarding the speech.

The former State Minister Maheswaran has resigned from her Ministerial post yesterday(05) over the opposition of many sectors in the society on her speech.