POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA fILM SONG SUNG BY LATE RUKMANI DEVI

Imprisoned Font Line Socialist Party Member Kumar Gunarathnam Has Been Sentenced To One Year Imprisonment

The imprisoned Political Bureau Member of Front line Socialist Party Kumar Gunaratnam has been sentenced to one year imprisonment today(31) by the Kegalle Magistrate Court.

Gunaratnam who is currently in remand over allegedly violating visa regulations was also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000  it has been reported.

Kumar Gunaratnam had arrived in Sri Lanka on a 30 day tourist visa just days before the last year's presidential election and charged for over staying in Sri Lanka after the expiration of his visa.

Cecile Kothalawala Who Was Remanded Over Misappropriation Of Public Investments Has Been Released On Bail

Cecile Kothalawala the wife of former Sri Lankan Business Tycoon Lalith Kothalawala who was remanded over misappropriation of Rs.26 Billion worth Public Investments   belonging to Golden Key Credit Company has been released on bail today(31) by the Colombo High Court.

Cecile Kothalawala has been released on two personal bails of Rs.1 Million each and a cash bail of Rs.100,000 it has been reported.

The director of the failed Golden Key Credit Card Company she was evading courts since years after Sri Lankan Court has issued an arrest Warren t against her ,However the Immigration And Emigration Officials had arrested her on arrival in Sri Lanka on 05th of February at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port. 

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Around 37,500 Children With Development Disorders reported From the Country-Only 4 Child Psychiatrists In The Country To Treat Them

Annually nearly  37,500 children will be added to the burden of development disorders in Sri Lanka but  only 4 Child Psychiatrists are available here to treat these children according to the Director Of Mental Health in Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine Dr.Chitramali De Silva.

Around 187,500 Sri Lankan Children under 5 years of age may be having some form of development disorder Dr.Silva has stated.

As there is a severe shortage of Child Psychiatrists in the country to treat these children with development disorders the Ministry Of Health has requested the Colombo Post Graduate Institute Of Medicine to increase the number of Doctors training as child psychiatrists  she has revealed.

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