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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Dilhara Lokuhettige suspended by ICC over breach of anti-corruption code

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Lanka SATHOSA To Reduce Prices Of 200 Essential Commodities From Today (04)

State Owned Lanka Sathosa (Corporation Wholesale Establishment ) has today (04) announced that it will reduce the prices of 200 varieties of essential commodities began from today to mark the forthcoming Sinhala And Hindu New Year .

Among those essential varieties of goods scheduled to be reduced by Lanka Sathosa are A Kilo of Local Samba Rice from Rs.88 to Rs.84 ,A Kilo of Raddish Rice from Rs.59 to Rs.57 ,A Kilo Of White Rice from Rs. 70 to Rs.67 ,A Tin of Canned Fish from Rs.200 to Rs.195 ,A Kilo of Big Anions from Rs.79 to Rs.75 and A Kilo of white sugar from Rs.99 to Rs.97 .

Treasury has provided necessary financial assistance to Sathosa to facilitate price reductions of these essential commodities it has been revealed.

Another Five Suspects Arrested Along With Makandure Madush Had Expelled To Sri Lanka From Dubai--CID Arrested Them On Their Arrival

Another five persons including Tele Drama Actor Ryan Van Rooyen arrested with Sri Lankan

Drug Kingpin Makandure Madush in Dubai by the Dubai Police last February ,Had been released from Jail and Expelled to Sri Lanka last night (03) by the Dubai Authorities .

The suspects who had arrived in Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport in wee hours of this morning (04) had been arrested for questioning by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) up on their arrival .

Among those expelled to Sri Lanka by Dubai Authorities are Dimuthu Suranga Perera (25),Suraj Kavinda De Silva (28),,Kodikara Arachchige Charitha Pathman (40) and Mohommad Wasimdean (22) residents of Kolonnawa,Dehiwala,Seeduwa and Kamburupitiya areas .

Meanwhile Special Investigations Unit of the Mirihana Police too began questioning Actor Ryan Van Rooyen over his involvement in Rs.7000 million worth Stolen Diamond and Gems issue .

Meanwhile a Suspect Lanka Sajith Perera who was expelled with singer Nadeemal Perera from Dubai and taken under the Police Custody recently had been released on bail after producing before Mathara Magistrate Court today (04).

A Sudden Fire Had Erupted In Pettah

A sudden fire had erupted at Dam Street ,Pettah this noon (04) due to an exploding of a

Electric Transformer it has been reported.

Colombo Fire Services Department has managed to douse the fire before spreading it further, No casualties have been reported due to the incident ..

Three Government Doctors Including A Female Doctor Had Caught Whilst Engaged In Private Practice In Duty Hours

The special Imvestigations Unit of the

Ministry Of Health had caught Three Government Doctors including a Female Doctor whilst engaged in Private practice during working hours of their hospitals at Mawanella,Walapane and Kosgoda areas recently according to the Health Ministry.

Accordingly Special Investigations Unit officials have caught a Doctor attached to Mawanella District Hospital whilst doing private practice in Mawanella Private Medical Center in the morning,A Female Doctor attached to Walapane District Hospital whilst engaged in a Private Medical Center in
Walapne and another Doctor attached to Kosgoda Central dispensary whilst doing private practice in working hours at a Kosgoda Medical center.

An inquiry is currently being held against these three doctors and Health Ministry is planning to issue charge sheets for them and inform on them to the Public Services Commission .