Former Defense Secretary Was Questioned By The CID

The Criminal Investigations Department(CID) has today(13) recorded a statement from former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe on the floating armories store maintained by the Avant Garde Security Services Limited and the Rakna Securities Private Limited.

The Police has said that the former Defense Secretary has agreed to give further details to the CID on floating armory in a future date.

Colombo Port City Project Has Been Automatically Stopped-Government

The Government has said that the controversial Colombo Port City Project funded by China has been automatically stopped due to shortcomings especially on unanswerable environmental issues.Government has now decided to re-visit and re negotiate the project based on mutual understanding between Sri Lanka and China according to the Acting Cabinet Spokesman Minister Lakshman Kirielle.

According to the Environment Impact Assessment Report and Feasibility Study Report issued related to Port City Project there are many shortcomings in the project regarding impact to the environment Minister  has said.

One of the promises made during the  Presidential Campaign of Current President Maithripala Sirisena was suspending the Controversial Port City Project.However the government last week announced that the port city project will be carried on and later cahnged their stand.

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Power And Energy Minister To Expose The Names Of Culprits Who Have Stolen Billions Of Public Money And Assets

The Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranwake has pledged that he will publish a blacklist exposing all the VIP's including ministers of the previous regime who have stolen billions of rupees and public assets .

The Minister has stated that he is having all the details of the bank accounts belongs to those who stolen public money and assets and their sources."I expect to expose all of them with their names shortly" he has stressed.As having hard evidence against these persons it is not difficult to take legal action against them Minister Champika has further said.

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Sri Lankan National Was Arrested At The Katunayake Air Port For Carrying Over Rs.7 Million Worth Currency Notes

A Sri Lankan National has been arrested at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Air Port early this morning while attempting to leave the country with over Rs.7 million worth currency notes wrapped in a carbon paper and concealed in his luggage.

The man who is a resident in Kandy was arrested at the departure lounge of the Air Port with 10 bundles of currency notes in his luggage  including Euros,Yens and Sterling Ponds according to the Customs Officers.The suspect was prepared to board a Singapore Bound Flight UL306 at 1.10 a.m early this morning,

Heavy Showers To Fall In Western ,North Western And Sabaragamuwa Provinces

Heavy Showers exceeding 100 mili meters are likely to fall at some places in the Western,North Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and Galle and Matara Districts in coming days during afternoons and evenings  according to the Meteorology Department.Showers are to be occurred in the Central,North Central and Northern Provinces and in Hambanthota District the department has said.

North Eastern monsoonal winds up to 50 kilo meters per hour will e there around the island including surrounding  sea areas met department has further stated.