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GOLDEN MELODIES

Lawyers Of Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia Wants The Court To Recall The Arrest Warrent And Travel Ban Imposed On Their Client

The lawyers of the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to

Russia Udayanga Weerathunge had yesterday (11)requested the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court to recall the arrest warrant issued and foreign travel ban imposed on their client over involving in a controversial purchasing of MIG Aircrafts  to Sri Lanka during previous government.

The Lawyers of the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia have stated before the Fort Magistrate that the court imposed a foreign travel ban on  their client without examining facts produced before the court properly.

However Fort Magistrate had informed the lawyers that a decision regarding their request will be announced on 21st of August after examining the facts further .

Health Ministry Recruited 3020 Newcomers For Nurses And Family Health Officer Training

Ministry of Health has yesterday (11)recruited 3020

newcomers to train as  Nurses and Family Health Officers in view of addressing the shortage of Nurses and Family Health Officers (Midwives) faced by Government Hospitals at present.

Accordingly letters had been handed over to the 2250 for Nurses training  and 754 for Family Health Officer training at a ceremony held under the patronage of Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne at the Temple Trees yesterday (11).

Lotteries Board Again To Be Taken Over By The Finance Ministry

The National Lottaries Board which taken over by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Finance Ministry  after the former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayak e became Foreign Minister ,again due to be taken over by the Ministry of Finance and Media sources have said.

The Lotteries Board functioned under the Ministry of Finance and when Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake had been appointed as the Foreign Affairs Minister during the recent Cabinet Reshuffle he had taken over the Lotteries Board under his new ministry, the decision which was criticized by many.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake has resigned from his Ministerial portfolio last Thursday after the Bond commission inquiring on Central Bank bond scam revealed that he had taken a house on lease from the main suspect of the Bond scam Arjun Aloysias when he was the Finance Minister.