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80% of school uniform material distributed

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The Ministry of Education states that 80% of the school uniform material has been distributed.

The ministry plans to distribute the remaining 20% before the end of this month.

70% of the distributed school uniforms were received as a grant from the Chinese government.

Under the first phase, the uniform material received from China have been distributed to school children in the North, East, Central and North-West provinces.

The ministry says that uniform material will be distributed to the remaining 05 provinces during the second phase.

The ministry adds that material will be distributed among 4.1 school children and student monks.

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Pastor Jerome’s FR petition to be heard on June 28

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The Fundamental Rights petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando seeking an order preventing police from arresting him in connection with the controversial Sunday sermon was today fixed for June 28 by the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today allowed Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera to intervene in this petition as an Intervenient Petitioner.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Chinese national dies after falling from a building

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A Chinese national has died after falling from the 08th floor of a housing complex under construction in Kompanna Vidiya area.

The victim, who was seriously injured in this manner while doing inspections at the site, had died on admission to the Colombo National Hospital, reports say.

It is reported that the deceased was a 24-year-old assistant engineer.

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Thilini Priyamali hospitalized ; case adjourned

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The Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige today (June 05) ordered a case filed before the Colombo High Court against Thilini Priyamali, the businesswoman who is accused of massive financial fraud, to be taken up for hearing on August 11.

The order was issued when the case against Priyamali over the misappropriation of Rs. 08 million, which was obtained from a person in the Matara area promising to provide a vehicle, was taken up for hearing.

At the time, the defendant Thilini Priyamali did not appear before the courts, and her attorney stated before the courts that her client is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo due to an illness.

Accordingly, the judge who ordered the case to be adjourned until August 11, also ordered the defending party to appear before courts on the relevant date with an accepted medical report of the defendant.

The relevant case has been filed by the Attorney General, accusing that an amount of Rs. 8 million, which was obtained by the accused in the year 2010, promising an individual in the Matara area a vehicle, had been misappropriated.

(adaderana.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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