Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapakshe Was Questioned By CID For Three Hours

Former first lady Shiranthi Rajapakshe had been

questioned by the criminal investigations department (CID) for three hours this morning (15)over utilizing a defender vehicle donated to her "Siriliya" foundation by the red cross for other purposes.

It has been revealed during an investigations carried out on the murder of former Sri Lankan rugby player wasim thajudeen that the defender belonging to the "Siriliya"foundation linked to the murder of the former rugby player.

When the former first lady Shiranthi Rajapakshe had arrived at  CID this morning as per the summons issued to her ,former president Mahinda Rajapakshe and her two sons MP namal rajapakshe , yoshitha rajapakshe along with several joint opposition MP's ,some artists and supporters accompanied her and due to the situation a water canon truck was deployed on the road lead to the CID.

Joint opposition MP's wore black bands and protested against questioning former first lady by the CID.

New Foreign Affairs Minister Has Been Appointed

A former Minister and Attorney General Thilak Marapana has been appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs .He had sworn in his Ministerial portfolio before the President Maithripala Sirisena at President's House this morning(15).
 
New Foreign Minister has been appointed after the resignation of Former Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake over the allegations leveled against him in connection with the Central Bank Bond scam.

Minister Marapana was the former Minister of Law and Order of the present government and he had resigned from his post due to the allegations leveled against him on Avantguarde case in 2015.Later he has been given the Ministry of Development in May this year.

Around 40% Of Men And 2.4% Of Females In Sri Lanka Addicted To Alcohol

Around 40% of men and 2.4% of females in Sri Lanka are consuming Alcohol according to the latest statistics the Director of Mental Health attached to the Ministry Of Health Dr.Chitramali De Silva has stated.

The females consuming Alcohol are over 15 year old Dr.Silva has stressed.Around 10% of the Sri Lankan youth in the age group of 15-24  also consuming Alcohol it has been revealed.

'Fat But Fit' Still Risk Heart Disease

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Foreign-Belgian Giant Omelette Festival Defies Egg Scare

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GOLDEN MELODIES

A 26 Year Old Person Drowned While Bathing In Sathmal Ella (Falls)

A 26 year old had been drowned and disappeared

while bathing in Sathmale Ella (Falls) in deniyaya area with four others.

The drowned person had been identified as a resident of Thelijjawila area and the residents of the area along witb the Navy officers have launched a search operation to find the drowned person .