Internationally Renowned Sri Lankan Poet Anne Ranasimghe Passed Away

Internationally renowned German born Sri Lankan

poet Anne Ranasinghe nee "Katz" passed away on 17th of December  at the age of 91 it has been announced.

The late poet who was born in Essen ,Germany on 02nd of October 1925 ,became a citizen of Sri Labka in 1956 after she married a Sri Lankan Professor.

Her first collection of poems "And the sun that sucks the earth to dry" was published in 1971.During her career she has won numerous Local and International awards including Sri Lanka Arts Council prize for poetry in 1985 and 1992 and non fiction in 1987.

Late Anne Ranasinghe has also published short stories,essays and translations.She was born as Anneliese Katz and escaped from Germany to England during Nazi rule.

Post Master General Has Cancelled Leave Of All Postal Workers For 48 Hours

Post Master General has decided to cancel leave of all

postal workers with effect from midnight tonight (19) up to midnight of this wednesday (21).

Post Master General has taken this decision following the announcement made by Allied Joint Postal Unions Front  that they will launch a 48 hour strike with effect from midnight tonight by demanding solutions for seven of their service demands.

The aim of cancellation postal workers leave is to maintain postal service continuously.

Police Have Arrested Four Persons Who Slaughtered Goats At A Slaughter House In Bambalapitiya

Bambalapitiya(Colombo) Police have raided an illegal goat slaughter house situated at Arthur Place in Baambalapitiya and arrested four persons who have slaughtered goats there.

During the raid Police have recovered 15 slaughtered goats and equipment at the house  it has been reported.

The four suspects who are residents of Kotahena area are due to be produced before the Hulftsdorf Magistrate Court this evening.

 

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If The Authorities Of Tobacco Company Feels Cigarette Prices /Taxes Too High ,They Can Close The Company-Health Minister

If the Tobacco Company feels the increasing of Cigarette Prices and Taxes are too much burden to bear ,the Company bosses are free to close their Company according to the Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

If the Tobacco Company has decided to close down the Company no one will opposing it Minister has stated.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the Newly built state  Pharmacy attached to State Pharmaceutical Corporation in Gampaha(Western Provence) Health Minister has stressed that not only from the various sectors in the country even  Good Governance(Yahaplanaya)opposed his decisions on increasing Cigarette prices and taxes.

"During the previous government former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has also taken the side of  the Tobacco Company .When current President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to publish health warnings related to smoking in a Cigarette Packet by covering  80% of the surface ,former President had clearly opposed the decision.Due to his influence the Supreme Court then decided to reduce the surface area of  a Cigarette Pack allocated for health warnings from 80% to 60% "Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated.

A Person Was Killed After Colliding With A Train At Ambalangoda

A person was killed due to colliding with a Train traveling from Matara to Maradana near the railway station in Madampagama,Ambalangoda (Southern Province)area today(19).

The deceased has been identified as a Mason who was a father of three children at Andurangoda,Madmapagama area.

Ambalangoda Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.