General Secretary Of The Sri Lanka Freedom Party Was Questioned Over The Losses In Petroleum Corporation

The General Secretary Of the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa was questioned today(20) by the Police Special Investigations Unit in connection with the Rs.35 million losses occurred at Sri Lanka Petroleum Corporation during his tenure as the Minister Of Petroleum Industries in the previous regime.

MP Yapa was summoned to the Police Special Investigations Unit this morning to record a statement regarding the losses occurred at  the  Petroleum Corporation.

Charges Filed Against Former Minister Sajin Vaas At The Courts

The Commission Of Investigate Allegations Of  Bribery Or Corruption has today(20) filed charges against the former Minister and Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardena at the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court on  declaring assets.These charges have been filed under the section 9 of Declaration Of Assets and Liabilities Law of No1 Of 1975.

The former Minister Gunawardena was summoned several times by the Bribery Commission during last few weeks regarding the allegations
leveled against him at the Bribery Commission. 

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Around 40% of The Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places In Colombo City Are At Construction Sites-Colombo Chief MOH

Building Construction Sites in the  Colombo City are identified as the large scale Dengue Mosquito Breeding places in the City According to the Chief Medical Officer In Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.The majority of the Dengue Breeding Places in the city around 40% out of the total number of Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places are at these construction sites Dr.Wijemuni has stressed.

Around 1500 such Building Construction Sites in Colombo City which are currently underway are at risk of becoming large scale dengue breeding places due to the in proper  way of maintaining these sites he has said.

In  view of this situation the Public Health Department of the Colombo Urban Council has decided to conduct an emergency meeting with around 200 Construction Firms handling the  construction work of the  mentioned sites ,the Engineers,Technical Officers and the Supervisors attach to these construction sites by  tomorrow(20) morning to find ways to minimize the dengue mosquito breeding in construction sites dr.wijemuni has revealed.

Around 743 Dengue Patients and 2 Dengue Deaths  have been reported form the Colombo City during last 19 days of this month he has further said.

Former Army Commander To Be Promoted To Rank Of Field Marshal

 Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has been promoted to the Rank of Field Marshal  which is the highest honor in the Military by the President Maithripala Sirisena with effect from 22nd of March the President's Media Unit has announced.

The former Army Commander whose military rankings were removed by the previous regime will becomes the First Sri Lankan Military Officer to received this honor.

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President To Dissolve The Parliament And Holding General Election After The Constitutional Reforms

President Maithrpala Sirisena has said today(18) that he will dissolve the Parliament and the General Election will be held only after the proposed Constitutional Reforms were implemented.Addressing  the Media Institution Heads during a break first meeting held today (18) hosted by the President himself he has said that the conducting  of a general election is one of the key promises made  by him during the presidential  elections campaign and he will fulfill that promise soon.

The President has said that the date for the General Election will be decided soon after the Constitutional Reforms were enacted .

However both the United National Party (UNP)lead by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha and leftist Janatha Wimulthi Peramuna(JVP) are on the view that the Parliament should be dissolved by 23rd of April and General Election should be held afterwards.The term of the current Parliament will be ended on 23rd of April this year.