Imprisoned Hambanthota UPFA MP Namal Rajapakshe And Three Others Released On Bail

Hambanthota United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Namal Rajapakshe and three others who were detained and remanded last week over the purchasing of shares worth Rs.125 million from Hellocorp Company had been released today(22) on bail by the Colombo Magistrate .

The four suspects were produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court today  and  the Magistrate has granted  them bail  although the officials of the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID)  opposing it.While  opposing the granting bail to MP Namal Rajapske and three other suspects  FCID Officials had informed the court that by releasing the suspects it may have affect the ongoing investigations on the case filed against them.

The four suspects were released on a cash bail of Rs.100,000 each and a personal bail of Rs.4 million each by the Colombo Magistrate.The Colombo Magistrate has also imposed a foreign tour ban for all four suspects and advised them to appear before FCID on first and last Sunday of every month.

HEALTH TIP

Risk of betel nut chewing

This nut is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world population, imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth most widely used addictive substance. It is thought, by users, to soothe the digestion and to be a stimulant and its use has a major role in social situations. Specific arecal alkaloids act as competitive inhibitors of GABA receptors and have widespread effects in the body, including actions on the brain, cardiovascular system, lungs, gut and pancreas.

 Nitro sated derivatives of arecal alkaloids, proven carcinogens inducing tumors throughout the upper gut and foregut derivatives in animals, are also associated with increased tumor risks in man. Increased central obesity is found in association with betel usage in man as well as increases in circulating markers of inflammatory and cardiovascular damage. The effects of chronic betel usage in man are at least as diverse as those of smoking and the habit increases the risks of ill health.
Betel Nut and Oral Cancer
 
Betel quid chewing is a strong independent risk factor for pharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the throat), but not laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voice box), according to findings published in the International Journal of Cancer. Chewing betel quid, which consists of betel leaf from the Piper betle vine, is popular in many parts of Asia. Betel quid is chewed for its stimulant effects, to satisfy hunger and as a social and cultural practice.

"THE THREE GRACES " (1899)A POPULAR PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR ENGLISH ARTIST JOHN SINGER SARGANT(1856-1925)

Police Detained A Dutch Couple Travelled In A First Class Compartment Of A Train With Second Class Tickets

The police have today (22) detained a Dutch (Netherland) couple in the
Chilaw-Fort night train while travelling in a first class apartment with a second class train tickets at Colombo Fort railway station.

The Dutch couple was locked down the first class luxury compartment with sleeping berth and stayed inside although police have tried to open the door several times to arrest them it has been reported.

The Train had also delayed due to this incident the reports have stated.

Major Military Camps In The Eastern Province Will Not Be Removed-Defense Ministry

By denying the reports stating that 64 military camps from the Eastern Province are to be removed the Ministry Of Defense has stated that the major military camps will not be removed from the province.

According to the Ministry the military camps which should be there to maintain security in the Eastern Province will not be removed.

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LAKSHMAN WIJESEKERA AND NIRMALA RANATHUNGE