Joint Opposition Group Appointed A Shadow Cabinet

The Joint Opposition group in the parliament which backs former president Mahinda Rajapakshe had today(07) appointed a shadow cabinet .


Accordingly former president Rajapakshe was given the Prime Minister's Post as well as the ministerial portfolio of defense and buddha sasana .

The "pivithuru  hela urumaya  "party leader MP Udaya Gammanpila has been appointed as Minister of Law and Order,MP Dallas Alahapperuma appointed as Minister of Education ,MP Namal Rajapakshe has been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and MP  Bandula Gunawardena appointed as Minister Of Finance in the Joint Opposition Group's shadow cabinet.

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Shop Owners In Hambanthota District Have Staged A Protest Against VAT Increase By Closed Their Shops

Most of the shop owners in Hambanthota District(In Southern Province) have staged a protest campaign today(07) by closed their shops against the recent VAT(Value Added Tax) increase by the government.

Due to the closure of shops daily activities in the District have paralyzed and consumers too faced hardships it has been reported.

The shop owners have staged a protest march against the VAT increase this evening.Government has increased VAT from 4% with effect from 02nd of May.

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Media Spokesman Of National Freedom Front Muzammil Has Been Further Remanded Until 13th Of July

The Media Spokesman of the National Freedom Front Mohommad Muzammil who was detained by the financial crimes investigations division(FCID) in connection with an investigation on  misusing of vehicles belonging to Presidential Secretariat has been further remanded today(07) until 13th of July by the Colombo Fort Magistrate .

Muzammil was detained by FCID on 27th of June after recorded a statement from him over the allegation  leveled against him.The suspect is due to be produced before the court on 13th of July.

 He was further remanded after being produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate today.

Deputy Minister Thevarapperuma And Twelve Others Including Nine Mothers Detained Over Children's School Admission Issue Released On Bail

The Deputy Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma along with twelve others including nine mothers who were detained by Police over unlawful assembly at meegahatanna primary collage to get admission for children to grade one class were released today(07) on bail after being produced them  before the Mathugama Magistrate .

The above mentioned persons recently staged a protest campaign at meegahatanna primary collage premises by demanding ten students should be given admission to the grade one class of the school.

The Deputy Minister Thevarapperuma even attempted to commit suicide over the demand and later he was hospitalized and detained on the incident.

However due to the Minister's protest school authorities had given admission to the ten students of protesting mothers and later nine mothers who participated the protest campaign  were detained by the Police on 05th of July when they accompanied their children to school.

The school authorities even taken steps to expel the ten students who were given admission to the school due to the deputy minister thervarapperuma's influence..