A Group Of Joint Opposition MP's Registered A New Political Party As "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna"

A group of MP's supporting former President Mahinda Rajapakshe had registered a new political party under the name" Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front"(Ape Sri Lanka Nidahas Peramuna) and later changed it's name as "Sri Lanka Common Peoples Front"(Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) it has been announced today(02).

"Flower Bud" is the symbol of the new party and Joint Opposition MP Professor G.L Pieris has been appointed as the new chairman of the party and Attorney At Law Sagara Kariyawasam appointed as the Secretary.

Joint Opposition MP's are planning to launch the new party at a ceremony scheduled to be held at Anuradhapura on 18th of November to mark the birthday of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe it has been reported.

Three Persons Including Former MP Tiran Alles Have Been Remanded Over The Charges Of Cheeting Millions Of Public Funds From RADA

Former MP and the owner of "Mawbima/Ceylon Today" newspapers Tiran Alles and two others have been  remanded by the Colombo High Court today(02) until 10th of November over the chargers of misappropriating public funds worth millions of rupees  received by Reconstruction and Development Agency(RADA)  to build houses for the people in North and East who lost their houses due to Tsunami Disaster in 2004.

Accordingly Former MP Alles who was the former Chairman of RADA  along with former Chief Operations Officer  of RADA Saliya Wikramasuriya and former Accountant Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe have been remanded when they appeared before the court this morning.

Earlier the Attorney General had filed indictments against the three suspects who are charged of  cheating millions of rupees  from RADA in 2006.

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Navy Have Arrested Three Persons With 55 Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

Sri Lanka Navy have  today (01)arrested three persons along with 55 kilo grammes of Kerala Cannabis while transporting the Cannabis through a boat in the sea coast off Sambal in Kareinagar Koviran,Jaffna.

The raid was carried out as per a tip received by the Navy it has bern reported.

A Special Research Institute To Be Set Up At Peradeniya University Premises On Unknown Chronic Kidney Disease

A special Research Institute is due to be set up at  the Peradeniya University premises with Chinese Assistance to carry out research on finding the causes for unknown Chronic Kidney Disease which spread in 12 Districts in the island according to Minister of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Accordingly the proposed Research Institute will be built at a seven and half acre land belonging to the Peradeniya University at a cost of One Billion US Dollars the Minister has stressed.

A mutual agrement was signed between the Chinese Science Research Institute and Ministry Of Health in Sri Lanka in China last week regarding the setting up of the proposed Research Institute affliated to the Chinese Science Research Institute at Peradeniya University premises .

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