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42 vehicles missing from Department of Posts

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A report issued by the National Audit Office said that the Department of Posts has no information about 42 vehicles registered under the name of Postmaster General.

The report said that this information was revealed when comparing the details taken from the Department of Posts with the details obtained from the Department of Motor Traffic.

Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara said that these vehicles are more than 30-50 years old.

The Postmaster General said that the information about these vehicles have been recorded with the Motor Traffic Department, but the items are no longer with the Department of Posts.

He said that he has requested the Motor Traffic Department to provide the information immediately if these vehicles are being operated anywhere else in the country or if anyone has obtained revenue licenses for them.

However, Mr. Sathkumara said that the information has not yet been provided by the Motor Traffic Department and said that if there is no information available about the vehicles, they have also requested to remove them from the data system.

In the meantime, the audit report said that even though bus number ’60 Sri 7256′ of the Department of Posts had been taken out of service, no further action had been taken.

Postmaster General Satkumara said that steps have already been taken to use the bus for the promotional campaigns of the Stamps Bureau.

(Lankadeepa)

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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