Sri Lanka Railways To Transport Coal And Goods Through Trains

In view of increasing the income the Sri Lanka Railways Department has decided to transport coal and goods through trains.

Around ten private companies have already agreed to transport their goods through trains and one company had signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Railways Department to transport coal from china bay port in trincomalee to palavi with effect from today(07) the department has announced.

Through this programme the department is expected to avoid environment pollution on roads,minimize the traffic on roads due to tipper trucks and to minimize road accidents it has been reported.

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Air Port Customs Officers Detained A Korean National With Foreign Currency Notes Worth Rs.4.4 milliom

The  Air Port Customs Officers have today(06) detained a Korean National who attempted to smuggle foreign currencies worth Rs.4.4 million out of the country at  Katunayaka Bandaranaika International Air Port.

The 45 year old Korean Suspect is found as engaged in Business Activities in Sri Lanka .An investigations have revealed that the suspect had went abroad four times during last month and involved in smuggling foreign currencies out of the country.

The Air Port Customs had fined Rs. 18 million from the Korean Suspect and confiscated the foreign currency notes  in  possession of him it has been reported.

Speaker Appointed A Four Member Committee To Inquire On yesterday's Supplementary Estimate

The Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has appointed a four member committee to inquire and submit a report on yesterday's Parliamentary Vote on Rs.55 Million supplementary estimate which ended up  in a tie.

The committee is comprising with the Opposition Leader R.Sampantha,Ministers Wijedasa Rajapakshe ,Rauff Jakim and MP Chamal Rjapakshe.

During the voting taken place in Parliament yesterday on supplementary estimate 31 MP's voted for and another 31 MP's voted against.

A fresh vote on the supplementary estimate is expected to be  taken in  Parliament soon.

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A 24 Year Old Youth Who Involved In 23 Gold Jewelry Robberies Was Detained

A 24 year old youth who was allegedly involved in 23 gold jewelry robberies in Jaffna(In Northern Province) has been arrested today(06) by the Police at Chunnakam Area.

The Chunnakam Police had arrested the suspected youth after investigations on his robberies it has been reported.

The suspect was found as involved in a series of gold jewelry robberies which were taken place at Chunnakam,Telippalai,Kopay and Achchuveli Areas in Northern Province.