An Unidentified Gunmen Had Shot And Killed A Man At Modara Area

An unidentified gunmen who came  from three wheeler had shot and killed a person at  a residence in Redbanawatte ,Modara Area(Colombo) today (29).

The deceased was killed when he was at his clandestine lover's residence it has been reported.The deceased has been identified as a suspect of a murder occurred at Grandpass Area in 2014.

Detained Former MP P.H.Piyasena Has Been Remanded Until 02nd Of August

The former  parliamentarian P,H Piyasena who was detained by the Colombo Crimes Division(CCD) this morning has been remanded until 02nd of August by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

The former Tamil National Alliance(TNA) MP was detained this morning over misusing of government vehicles.He was remanded after being produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate this evening.

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Pakistan International Air Lines Signed An Agreement To Lease Three Air Buses From Sri Lankan Air Lines

The Pakistan International Air Lines (PIA) has today (29) signed a contract agreement with Sri Lankan Air Lines to lease three A-330 Air Buses from Sri Lankan Air Lines.

The contract agreement was signed after a series of negotiations between both sides and under the  contract the first Air Bus will be delivered  to Pakistan Air Lines by next week and the remaining two in coming months it has been reported.

The contract agreement was signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PIA Bernd Hildenbrand,The chairman of Sri Lankan Air Lines Ajith Dias and Chief Executive Officer of the Sri Lankan Air Lines Captain Suren Ratwatte during a ceremony held in Colombo today.

Thulhiriya And Mahara Magistrate Courts Have Rejected The Requests Made By Police Stations To Issue Court Orders Against Joint Opposition's Protest March

The Thulhiriya and Mahara Magistrate Courts had today (29) rejected the requests made by Police to issue court orders to prevent Joint Opposition's "Jana Satana" Protest March (Paadha Yathra) from entering warakapola,Kadawatha and Kiribathgoda cities and holding meetings there.

Accordingly the Thulhiriya Magistrate Court has rejected the request made by the police to issue a court order to prevent the protest march from entering Warakapola Town and the Mahara Magistrate Court has rejected the similar requests made by Kadawatha and Kiribathgoda Police Stations.

The Cigarette Smoking Among Sri Lankans Is On The Decrease-Health Ministry

The Cigarette Smoking percentage  among Sri Lankans is now stands as 21% according to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.This percentage is a clear reduction from the previous percentage and Smoking among youth in Sri Lanka is also on the decrease the Ministry has stated.

The Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne is due to introduce a Plain Cigarette Pack like in Australia with only the Brand of the Cigarette will be displayed in the Pack and surrounding surface of the Pack is empty within one month period the Ministry has stressed.

The Health Minister has stated during a meeting held at the Health Ministry recently that he along with President Maithripala Sirisena will jointly submit a Cabinet Memorandum on Next Tuesday to the Cabinet  to increase the taxes of Cigarettes from 72% to 90%.

By doing so  will try to get remove all the VAT(Value Added Tax) imposed on health services at present the Minister has further added.