Ban On Wearing Full Face Helmets Suspended Due To The Directive Of A Minister

The Minister Of Public Order Johan Amaratunge has today  (09)  directed the Inspector General Of Police N.K Ilangakoon to temporarily lift the Ban of wearing full face helmets scheduled to  be implemented  from  21st of March .The directive  has come as a result of the public requests on lifting the ban on Full Face helmets Minister John Amaratunge has said.

The Police Department has decided to implement the ban due to the increased  number of incidents reported on using  Full Face Helmets for robberies and gun shooting throughout the island.

When the Minister of Public Order made the directive to lift the ban of Full Face Helmets today two motorcyclists  wore Full Face Helmets have  robbed Rs.140,000 belongs to a Financial Institute in  Athurugiriya this noon.In another incident Two Armed Men  wearing full face helmets have gunned down a Private Bus Owner  who is due to be getting married tomorrow(10) in Hikkaduwa (Southern Sri Lanka)during  broad day light.  

Former Army Commander General Fonseka Acquitted On Harbouring Army Deserters Case

The Colombo High Court has today (09) acquitted Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka of all charges leveled against him on harboring Army Deserters during the Presidential Elections held in  2010.

The Colombo High Court Judge Devika Tennakoon has today given this verdict and the second accused of the case Seneka Silva too acquitted all chargers leveled against him.

The Attorney General had indicted 41 charges against the both the accused of the harboring Army Deserter's case and  both General Fonseka and Senaka Silva were pleaded not guilty for all 41 charges.

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Twenty Nine Foreign Ambassadors And Thirty Seven Councilors To Be Appointed For The Foreign Service

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has now working to finalize the suitable officers to be appointed as new Foreign Ambassadors and Councilors the government sources said..According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs twenty nine ambassadors and thirty seven councilors are to be appointed for the foreign service  soon.

The relevant recommendations have been already presented to the President Maithripala Sirisena for his approval and after receiving his approval they will be submitted to the high post committee of the Parliament for it's approval.

Almost all the political appointees served in as ambassadors and councilors in several foreign countries who were appointed by the previous regime have been recalled to the country recently/

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Procurement Manageress Of Lanka Sathosa Limited Has Been Suspended From Her Work For Importing Non Essential Commodities

The Procurement Manageress attached to the Lanka Sathosa (Corporative Wholesale Establishment) Limited has been suspended from her work and given a charge sheet for importing non essential commodities worth Millions of Rupees during the previous government the Sathosa sources have said.

Another stock of non essential commodities worth Rs.304 million have been found last week dumped inside  warehouses of Sathosa outlets situated  Island Wide.These commodities including Baby Pampers ,Expensive cosmetics,Soap ,Shaving Blades,Umbrellas,Kithul Treacle;Baby Swipes,Costly Brand imported toothpastes,Green Tea Sachets and ,Imported Confectionery Items have been expired when recovered  it has been reported.

 Two weeks ago Another  large stock of non essential commodities worth Rs.650 million have been recovered by the special investigations unit officers of the Lanka Sathosa Limited when dumped inside a Sathosa Ware house in Colombo .

Sathosa has been established with the aim of providing essential food commodities like Rice,Dhal,Green Gram,Dried Fish ,Canned Tin Fish ,Sprats ,Local Milk Powders and other dry rations for the people for an affordable prices.

Nurses-PSM'S And Paramedics Numbering 45,000 Are Due To Launch An Island Wide Strike On Thursday(12)

The Government Hospital Nurses along with sixteen other health categories belongs to Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) and Para Medical Services are scheduled to be launched an Island Wide token Strike on this Thursday(12) by demanding Rs.15,000 monthly Disturbance,Availability and Transport (DAT) allowance for their professions according to the Joint Confederation Of Nurses-PSM'S and Paramedicals .

As the talks held between the confederation officials and the secretaries of the Ministries Of Public Administration,Finance and Health on last Friday have ended without a solution the Confederation has decided to go with the scheduled strike action from 8 a.m on this Thursday to 8 a.m on Friday the 13th the Joint Convener of the Joint Confederation Of Nurses-PSM'S and Paramedicals Saman Jayasekera has said.

Around 45,000 officers belongs to these professions are due to participate this strike and the emergency services of the state hospitals will be maintained as usual during the strike period he has stressed.