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New Cabinet Ministers To Be Sworn In At Magul Maduwa In Kandy Shortly

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Swearing in ceremony of 28 member Cabinet is scheduled to be held shortly at the Magul Maduwa of Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy according to the President's Media Division.

Prior to the swearing  in Ceremony, Government had last Monday gazetted the functions and responsibilities of  28 Cabinet Ministries and 40 state Ministries .

It is expected that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe who had assumed his duties yesterday  (11) will swearing in as the Minister of  Finance and housing. 

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4960 Narcotic Tablets Imported From Nethetlands On The Pretext Of Ready Made Garments Recovered At Katunayake Airport

The Airport Customs officers had taken

into custody around 4960 Narcotic Tablets containing in A cardboard Box received to the parcel section at the Katunayake International Airport from Nethetlands yesterday  (11).

The stock of Narcotic  Tablets had been imported on the pretext of importing ready made garments through a goods transport agency it has been revealed.

The Parcel was addressed to a place in Colombo -15 according to the customs officers .The estimated value of the Narcotic Tablets taken in to custody is Rs. 24.8 million it has been revealed.

No arrests were made in this regard so far and the stock of Narcotic Tablets had Been handed over to the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau for further investigations.  

Son Of Former Minister Mervyn Silva Had Been Arrested

Thalangama Police have yesterday

(11)arrested Malaka Silva the son of Former  Minister Mervyn Silva over the charges levelled against him on making death threats to a businessman in Battaramulla area .

The suspect who was arrested after been surrendered to the police had made death threats to the Businessman in Battaramulla before the election demanding Rs.100,000  for the election campaign of his father Mervyn Silva it has been revealed. 

Another 29 Corona Positives Had Been Discharged From Hospitals Yesterday (11)- 2909 "PCR " Tests Had Been Performed During The Day

Another 29 Corona positives had been

discharged from hospitals yesterday (11)after full recovery according to Epidemeology Unit .

Accordingly the total number of Corona positives discharged from hospitals after full recovery had increased to 2622 the unit has stated .

Meanwhile a total number of "PCR " tests perform daily in the country  to identify Corona positives had been increased yesterday  (11) and accordingly 2909 "PCR "tests had been performed Health Promotions Bureau had announced.

So far 177,400 "PCR "tests had been performed in the country.