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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Shop Owner Who Assaulted Two Little Monks Had Been Remanded Until 24 th

The shop owner Chaminda Galaboda

allias "Utiya "who was arrested by the police over assaulting two little Buddhist Monks attached to Swarna Thilakaramaya Pirivena in Horowpathana, had been remanded until 24 th of September by the Chief Magistrate of Kabithigollawa Malinda Alwis yesterday (11).

The suspect was produced before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

The suspect had been arrested by the Horowpathana Police last Tuesday (10)over assaulting two little Monks of the ages 11 and 14 by accusing them of stealing two small chocolates worth ten Rupees each from his shop.

The incident was recorded in a CCTV camera near by and someone had posted the incident in Social media which went viral.

The Two little monks who had faced the incident when they went to the small shop to purchase liquid milk packettes are now being receiving treatment at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital .

Sri Lanka Cricket To Re Assess The Security Situation In Pakistan Prior To Sri Lankan Cricket Team s Departure

Accordance the request made by the

Government to assess the security situation in Pakistan again before sending the Sri Lankan Cricket Team to Pakistan for a Cricket Tour, Sri Lankan Cricket has decided to re assess the security situation in Pakistan prior to the departure of Sri Lankan Cricket Team there to ensure the safety of the players.

Prime Minister's office had received an information regarding a Terrorist atrack risk against Sri Lankan Team during their Cricket Tour to Pakistan and that information had passed to the Sri Lankan Cricket via the Sports Ministry it has been revealed.

Ten Key Cricketers attached to Sri Lankan National Cricket Team have
skipped the Tour over safety issues.

Sri Lanka Cricket has selected a Team for the tour afterwards and Lahiru Thirimmanna and Dasun Chanaka are due to captain One day and T-20 squads of the tour .

GMOF Requested Health Minister To Increase The Retirement Age Of Government Doctors

Government Medical Officers Forum

(GMOF) had requested the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne to increase the retirement age of All Government Doctors to 63 years from the current retirement age of 60 .

Accordingly GMOF Had requested the Health Minister to.increase the retirement age of All government doctors numbering more than 20,000 .The ability to work matters most not the age the Vice president of GMOF Dr.Ruchira Saranapala has stressed reference the request at a press briefing held at Sri Lanka press institute ,Narahenpita .

Attorney General.Filed Indictments Against Three Army Personal Over Rathupaswela Shooting

Attorney General Dappula De Livera

had yesterday (11)filed indictments at Gampaha High Court against three Army personal including An Army Brigadier over killing 03 Persons and injuring 45 others by shooting at them whilst protesting demanding pure drinking water at Rathupaswela in Weliweriya area ,Gampaha during previous regime.

Attorney General had filed indictments before the Tribunal Judge panel appointed to probe on Rathupaswela shooting incident under 94 charges accordance to the Criminal Act .

The Tribunal Judge panel headed by Judge Menaka Wijesundara had been appointed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya accordance to the request made by Attorney General.