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Monday, March 30, 2015

Police Have Recorded A Statement From Former Central Bank Governor Over The Hedging Deal

Ajith Cabraal

The Financial Crime Investigations Division of the Police has today(30) recorded a statement from the former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on the controversial Hedging Deal signed by the previous government.The government had lost over US Dollars 200 million due to the said deal.

Earlier Crime Investigations Division had recorded a statement from the director general of Divi Naguma Project which linking
to the hedging deal.

FRIENDS

Former Cricketer Sidath Wettamuni Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman Of Cricket Interim Committee

Sidath Wettimuni

Former Sri Lankan Star Cricketer and the Chief Selector Sidath Wettimuni has been appointed today(30) as the new Chairman of the Interim Committee Of The Sri Lanka Cricket.Patrick Schafter has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Interim Committee. Wettimuni and Schafter have replaced the former President Jayantha Dharmadasa and Secretary Nishantha Rantunge.

There are 9 former cricketers and officials appointed as new members of the Interim Committee it has been reported.

Free WI FI Internet Zones Have Been Set Up In 26 Locations Island Wide From Today(30)

Free WI FI Internet Zones where public can access to internet free of charge will be set up today(30) in 26 selected locations Island wide the Prime Minister's Office has been announced.Under this the first free WI FI Internet Zone scheduled to be launched at Colombo Fort Railway Station this evening by the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

According to the Government Information Department the 26 selected Free WI FI Internet Zones are - Fort Railway Station,Pettah Public and Private Bus Stands,Floating Market In Pettah,Colombo Public Library,Dehiwala Zoo,Colombo Law College,Fort Dutch Hospital ,Galle Face,Colombo Museum,Colombo Race Course ,Karapitriya Hospital,Battaramulla Foreign Employment Bureau, Ratnapura Museum, Polonnaruwa Base Hospital, Matara Bus Stand, Polonnaruwa Railway Station, Matara Railway Station, Mirijjawila Botanical Garden, Jaffna Public Library, Kandy Railway Station and Peradeniya Railway Station,Temple of the Tooth Kandy, Colombo Police Head Quarters, Galle Railway Station, Jaffna Railway Station.

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Seventeen Health Professions To Launch An Island Wide Token Strike On Thursday(02).

Seventeen Health Professions representing Government Hospital Nurses,Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) and Paramedicals are due to launch an Island Wide Token Strike on this Thursday (02) from 7 a.m by demanding Disturbance,Availability and Transport Allowance(DAT) for them according to the Joint Confederation Of Nurses-PSM'S And Paramedicals.

The said professions including Nurses,PSM'S representing Government Pharmacists,Radiographers,Medical Laboratory Technologists(MLT'S),Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and Paramedical services including Public Health Inspectors,Entomologists,EEG and ECG Technicians have earlier decided to launch an island wide token strike on last Friday(27) ,however it was suspended due to the talks held between the Joint Confederation Officials and Secretary to the Ministry Of Finance on that day .

As the said talks ended up without a positive result the executive committee of the joint confederation has decided yesterday (29) to launch the suspended strike on this Thursday
according to the joint convener of the Joint Confederation Of Nurses-PSM'S And Paramedicals Saman Jayasekera."Around 45,000 professionals will participating this strike " he has stressed.