German Foreign Minister Dr.Steinmeier To Visit Sri Lanka Next Tuesday

German Foreign Minister

German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr.Frank Walter Steinmeier is due to arrive Sri Lanka Next Tuesday Evening for an official visit.He is the first German Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka since 2004.

During his visit Dr.Steinmeier is due to hold talks with President Maithripala Sirisene ,Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe,Foreign Minister Managala Samaraweera and Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan.German Foreign Minister is also due to visit the German Funded Sri Lankan -German Training Institute in Kilinochchi(In Northern Province) which scheduled to be inaugurated in May 2016.He will participate a tree planting ceremony too there afterwards.

Meanwhile the German Embassy In Colombo has today(19) announced it's Consular and Visa Section will be remained closed next Tuesday due to the German Foreign Minister's Visit here.

Police Have Arrested Two Suspects Over The Murder Of Five Year Old Girl And Remanded Them

The Police have today(19) arrested two suspects for questioning regarding the murder of five year old Seya Sademini who had been sexually molested and strangled to death near her residence last week .

The two suspects ,a 17 year old School Boy and another suspect who are neighbors of the deceased girl were arrested early this morning for questioning and later they were remanded until 28th of September according to the Police.

SINHALESE QUOTE FROM THE WEB

"A INDIGENT FAMILY" (1865) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR FRENCH ARTIST WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU

ARTISTS SHOULD REPRESENT THE COMMON PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY ,NOT ONLY TO ENTERTAIN THE RICH PEOPLE.THIS FAMOUS YESTERYEAR PAINTING OF FRENCH ACEDEMIC PAINTER WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU HAS SHOWN A POOR FAMILY OF HIS ERA.A GOOD ARTIST SHOULD ALWAYS WITH THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD FEEL THEIR HEARTBEAT AS HIS/HER OWN.ALSO SHOULD NOT PLAY WITH OTHERS FEELINGS.PERSONALLY I LOVE THIS ART AS IT PORTRAYS  POVERTY OF THE SOCIETY.

An Author Like Great Martin Wikramasinghe Is Hard To Find From Today's Society-Prime Minister

BMICH

An author like Great Sinhalese Novelist  Late Martin Wikramasinghe is hard to find from today's society  Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has said today(18)."If late martin wikramasinghe is here today  the Education ministry will strangle him" according to the prime minister .

Speaking to media after the inauguration ceremony of 17th Annual International Book Exhibition at BMICH in  Colombo today(18)the prime minister has said a country cannot be developed if there are no good books to read

There should be a debate on books the prime minister has further said.

President Sirisene To Implement Capital Punishment From Next Year If Parliament Gives Consent

Pressident Maithripala Sirisene has said today(18) he expects to implement the Capital Punishment from next year if the Parliament gives the consent.

Under the 1978 constitution the Executive President can implement the capital punishment and all he needs to do is put his signature to approve it.However President Sirisene has said that he wants the opinion of legislators when implementing the capital punishment.

President while addressing a meeting held today at  Galle(Southern Sri Lanka) has stressed that if he put his signature to implement capital punishment without getting parliament approval human rights  groups will intervene the scene on humanitarian grounds,

President's remarks on capital punishment came amidst society 's appeal to implement it to prevent child rapes .President has stated the many in the society were shocked due to the murder of the five year old girl Seya Sadewmini In Gampaha District and wants to do  justice for her by implementing capital punishment .