4 SDIGs to be transferred before New Year
A decision has been taken to transfer four Senior DIGs before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.Accordingly, the Police Headquarters has decided to transfer SDIGs of North-Western, North-Central, Southern and Uva provinces.
The Police Headquarters has also taken a decision to transfer officers in charge of the Puttalam and Colombo Crimes Division, the Human Resource Management Division and the Complaints Unit.
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State Minister for Finance – Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that immediate steps will be taken to reduce the price of school bags and shoes.
The minister had said this while attending a discussion held today (11) at the Ministry of Finance.
The minister said that the price of bags and shoes in the local market should decrease following the depreciation of the dollar, and if the price has not decreased, he will inform the president immediately and take measures accordingly.
The Minister also ordered the Department of Trade and Investment Policies to look into the matter and provide a report within a week.
The four individuals who had illegally boarded a Panama flagged cargo ship anchored at the Colombo harbour to flee the country have been remanded.
The group was remanded until April 18th by the Acting Galle Magistrate, Premarathne Thiranagama.
(Previous news: 11th April, 2023 at 10:55 am)
Four nabbed while trying to flee country by sneaking into foreign ship!
Four men who illegally entered a foreign ship anchored at the Colombo Port were arrested after being detected by the ship’s employees.
They were handed over to the immigration officials at the Galle Port yesterday (10).
The four had sneaked into the US-owned MVCMACGM Panama which had arrived at the Colombo Port on March 24, and the ship had left Sri Lanka on March 25 to Europe.
However, when the four stowaways were detected, the Captain of the ship had informed his parent company about them. Accordingly, they were handed over to the MV Jackson Bay ship belonging to the same company which was coming towards Sri Lanka on March 28.
The four youths were identified as residents of Jaffna Velanai, Thondamanaru, Pudukuduirippu and Araly North belonging to the ages of 21, 22 and 35.
Immigration officials said the suspects will be handed over to the Port Police to be produced in the court after completing their investigations.
Foreign Minister – Ali Sabry has said that no permission has been sought by China to establish a radar base in the Southern Province
He has said this during the political talk show “360°” on TV Derana in response to a query whether Sri Lanka has granted permission for such a request, as claimed by foreign media.
I sought details from the Foreign Ministry and no such request has been made. Therefore, all I can say at this point is that such an approval has not been granted.
A few days earlier, the ‘Economic Times’ reported that China is considering setting up a radar base in Sri Lanka to monitor India’s presence in the Indian Ocean Region and the activities of the Indian Navy, besides strategic assets in the Southern part of the country, including Kudankulam and Kalpakkam nuclear power plants.
