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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 56 year old person was killed this morning (18)due

to a wild elephant attack in pattimuruppu area at Wakarai.

The deceased who was a resident of Wakarai area had faced this incident when he went to his paddy field it has been revealed.

Gampaha High Court Has Sentenced 20 Year Imprisonment Each On Two Persons Over A Gang Raping A Female

Gampaha High Court has today (18)sentenced twenty

year rigorous imprisonment each on two persons who found guilty over gang raping a female attached to a Katunayake Free Trade Zone factory in September 2002.

Gampaha High Court Judge Priyantha Fernando who had imposed the prison sentence on two accused persons also ordered them to pay a compensation of Rs.500,000(Rs.250,000 each) for the victimized female.

The accused are residents of paththalagedara, Veyangoda area and the rape was also occurred in the same area.

A Youth Who Had Sexually Molested A Girl ,Has Been Sentenced Seven Year Imprisonment

Hambanthota High Court has today (18)sentenced a

youth who found guilty over forcibly sexually molesting a girl at Thissarsmaya ,a seven year rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs.100,000 compensation to the victimized girl.

Hambanthota High Court judge Ajith M.Masinghe has imposed another fine of Rs.2500 on the accused and if he failed to pay the fine another 08 month imprisonment will be imposed on the accused and if he failed to pay the compensation to the victim he will receive another one year simple prison sentence.

The rape incident was occurred on 22nd of February in 2008.

Dhammika Ratnayake Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman Of BOI

Government has today (18) appointed former director

of the Board Of Investment (BOI) Dhammika Ratnayake as the new Chairman of BOI .

A new chairman has been appointed to the BOI due to the resignation of former BOI chairman Upul Jayasuriya.

Government has also appointed deputy chairman of John Keals Group Ajith Gunawardane and the Chief Officer of Sri Lanka Chamber Of Commerce Mangala G.Yapa as new directors of the BOI.