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Saturday, July 6, 2019

President ,Prime Minister And Former Defense Secretary To Appear Before Parliamentary Select Committee Probing Easter Sunday Attacks

Parliamentary Select Committee

probing Easter Sunday Attacks is scheduled to call President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe, Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and former Ministers of Law and order to appear before the committee to give evidence on Easter Sunday attacks according to a committee Member Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka.

After these Officials giving evidence before the Committee the investigations on Easter Sunday attacks of it will be concluded Field Marshal has stressed after attending an event in Gampaha yesterday (05).

Prime Minister has already told that he would like to appear before the committee to give evidence on the attacks, However President has told he will not appear before committee as it's a political script

Former Defense Secretary who is now in Singapore has not made any comment on this.

Central Bank Extended The Ban Imposed On Perpetual Treasuries

Central Bank has extended the ban

imposed on a primary seller of the Perpetual Treasuries Limited for carrying out Business matters and Activities for another siX months with effective from 4.30 p.m yesterday (05) it has been announced.

The ban was extended in view of continueing the investigations against Perpetual Treasuries Limited which involved in Central Bank Bond Scam.

Four Estate Managers Had Been Injured Due To An Assault -16 Estate Workers Had Been Arrested

Four Eatate Managers attached to the

Bloomfield Estate in Kotmale had been injured and hospitalized after being attacked by a group of Estate Workers in the Estate last night (05)over a EPF (Employees provident fund )and ETF (Employees Trust Fund (ETF) issue .

The injured Estate Managers had been admitted to the Gampola base Hospital for treatment.

The incident occurred as the Managers had not taken steps to provide
EPF and ETF of the workers properly .The workers had protested against it last noon and as there's no response they had attacked the Managers and damaged properties .

Police have arrested 16 Workers over the incident and they are due to be produced before the Nawalapitiya Court.