Colombo High Court Remanded Former MP Sajin Vass Gunawardane Over Influencing Witnesses Of His Case

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan

Kulathunge had today (27)remanded the former United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Sajin Vass Gunawardane over the charges of  influencing the witnesses of a complainant  of a legal case against him  ,until 12 th of March.

Attorney General Dappula De Livera had filed a court case against  Former MP Gunawardana under rhe money laumdering act over illegally earning more than Rs.300 million whilst functioning as a MP .

Attorney General had filed indictments against Former MP.Gunawardana charging he had owned 21 industries under the trade name "Cosmos "when he was handed over the nominations for the  2010 General elections.

Former MP Gunawardana had illegally involved in business activities whilst functioning as a MP Attorney General has charged .

  

All Teachers And Principals Launhed A Work To To Rule Campaign In Government Schools

All teachers and Principals attached to

Government schools have today (27)launched a continous work to rule campaign in schools by demanding solutions for their service demands imcluding removal of  salary anomalies .
Accordingly teachers and Principals are  only involved in teaching activities from today under the work to rule campaign the Ceylon Teachers Union has stated .

All teachers and Principals representing 30 trade unions had reported sick yesterday  (26)over the same demands paralysing the school activities .

If the authorities fail to provide solutions for the demands of Teachers and Principals soon, teachers a will launch a five day long strike from 16th of March the Union had



  stressed .

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Sri Lanka Achieved A Lot In Socialising Birth Defect Children -IAn ndian Doctor Says

India is far behind Sri Lanka regarding

socialising children with birth defects and Sri Lanka and it's media are doing a tremendous job in this regard according to Dr.Anita Khar of Birth defects Research Institute in pune, India.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the 09 th International Conference on Birth Defects held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo today (26)Dr.Khar has stated that in India most people believes children with birth defects are very unfortunate people and due to this they are being  neglected ."Laws regarding birth defects are not impletting fully .Media too not pay attention to cover on this issue unlike in Sri Lanka. We are very happy and amazed to see the progress achieved by  Sri lanka's   health sector "Dr.Khar has stressed .

Social activists of 36 countries had been participated this conference which was held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel.Colombo from 23 rd to 26 th of February. .

Prime Minister's wife Shiranthi Rajaoakshe had  participated as the chief guest of the closing ceremony .

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Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia Udayanga Weerathunge Had Been Further Remanded

The Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to

Russia Udayanga Weerathunga who had been arrested and remanded over the charges of unlawful interference during purchasing of Mig Aircrafts to Sri Lanka Airforce from Ukraine ,had been further remanded until 11 th of March by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today (26).

The Fort Magistrate Had also refused the bail application submitted by Weerathunga through his lawyers requesting his release on bail .

The Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia had been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department  (CID) officials on his arrival at Katunayake International Airport on 14 th of february .