President Had Appointed A Five Member Consultant Committee To Examine Sri Lanka- Singapore Free Trade Agreement

President Maithripala Sirisena had  appointed a five member Independent Consultant committee headed by the former Vice Chancellor of University of Colombo and retired professor of Economics Professor D.D Lakshman to examine the proposed controversial Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

The Consultant Committee is due to be collected proposals and suggestions from various sectors of the society regarding the agreement  and submit a report to the President  within two month period.

All factions of the society will be able to submit their proposals and suggestions  to the Committee regarding the Sri Lanka-Singapore free trade agreement it has been announced. 

A Person Was Arrested With 10.700 Grammes Of Heroin

A 24 year old person had been arrested 

by the Police officers attached to Crimes Division in Paliyagoda with 10.700 Grammes of Heroin possession at PALIYAGODA yesterday  (10).

The suspect who.is a resident of Kelaniya area is due to be produced before Hulftsdorf Magistrate Court.

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Governor Of Western Provincial Council Had Suspended Importing Of Highly Expensive Chairs For The Council

• Western Provincial Governor Hema kumar Nanayakkara had suspended a decision taken by the Western Provincial Council Authorities to import 125 highly expensive chairs from Belgium worth Rs.640,000 each for the new building of the Council.

The Governor had decided to suspend the decision as per recommended by the Western Provincial Council MP representing Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Lakshman Nipunaarachchi .

The JVP Councilor had requested the Governor Nanayakkara to suspend the tender of importing highly expensive chairs from  Belgium as it's a total waste of money .

Twenty Seven Indian Fishermen Who Had Illegally Entered Sri Lankan Waters Were Arrested

Sri Lanka Navy have arrested around

27 Indian Fishermen who had illegally entered Sri Lankan territorial waters in  Jaffna yesterday  (10).

The group of Indian Fishermen who has arrived in  four boats from Rameshwaram port in Southern India were later handed over to the Fisheries Inspectors office in Jaffna for further investigations by the Navy.

Lanka Indian Oil Company Too Due To Increase The Prices Of Petrol And Diesel

Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has decided to increase the prices of Octane-95 and Euro Four-Super Diesel with effect from midnight tonight (11) as per the price formula introduced by the government.

Accordingly the price of a Liter of Octane-95 Petrol will be increased by Rs.2 from Rs.158 to Rs.160 and the price of a liter of   Euro Four Super Diesel will be increased by Rs.1 from Rs.129 to Rs.130 .The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)had increased the prices of Octane-95 Petrol and Super Diesel with effect from midnight last night.

However prices of other varieties of Petrol and Diesel will not be increased according to (LIOC).

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