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Crashed aircraft was made in China in 2018: SLAF

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2 months ago

August 9, 2023

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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) said that the PT6 type training aircraft that crashed near China Bay Air Force Academy, Trincomalee, was manufactured in China in 2018 based on an order made by the SLAF.

SLAF Spokesperson Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe said that although the total operational time of the aircraft is 4,000 flight hours, only about 800 flight hours have been conducted so far.

MP Dayasiri Jayasekara made a statement yesterday (08) in Parliament stating that the aircraft in question was an old aircraft manufactured in 1958.

Group Captain Wijesinghe said that all the planes owned by the Sri Lanka Air Force were purchased between 2000 and 2018. He said that the planes ordered in 2001 have also only completed 2,800 flight hours.

Accordingly, he said that there is no issue in using all the relevant planes in training activities.

He said that Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Ltd. (HAIG) formerly China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation or CNAMC commenced the manufacturing of this type of aircraft on August 27, 1958 but they were operationalised in 1960.

Group Captain Wijesinghe said these aircraft have been used for training in the Chinese Air Force as well.

However, apart from Sri Lanka, these planes have been given to many countries including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and so far the number of planes produced is more than 2,000, he said.

Two Air Force personnel-the pilot and an Air Force Engineer-were killed when this training aircraft crashed near the China Bay Air Force Academy in Trincomalee on Monday (07) at around 11.27 am.

Source – Dinamina

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Fmr. SDIG gets 5-yr. jail term

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2 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Ratnapura High Court has sentenced former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe for five-year imprisonment for intimidating Kahawatte OIC not to arrest MP Premalal Jayasekera over a shooting incident.

Ratnapura High Court also ordered the convict to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000.

The shooting incident took place during the 2015 Presidential election campaign.

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Notice on issuing revenue licenses in WP

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5 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to temporarily suspend the issuing of revenue licenses in the Western Province due to a system update.

According to the department, the services will be unavailable from this Wednesday (September 27) to next Monday (October 02).

The Motor Traffic Department said in a statement that vehicles of which revenue licenses are expiring from Tuesday, September 26 can be renewed until October 10, without fines.

Meanwhile, the online service for revenue licenses was temporarily suspended from midnight yesterday (September 24) and will remain so until Friday, October 06.

The department added that the temporary service suspension was due to an update on the system maintained by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka.

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CID ordered to hand over Schaffter’s remains to family

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5 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to hand over the remains of late businessman Dinesh Schaffter to his family as postmortem examinations have been concluded.

The specialist doctors’ committee appointed to compile a report on Schaffter’s death had informed the courts that the relevant investigation activities have been concluded, and that the remains of the late businessman can be released.

Furthermore, Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya, also pointed out that the five-member expert committee headed by Prof. Asela Mendis, which was appointed by the court to compile a report on Schaffter’s death has informed the court that their judicial investigations have been completed.

Accordingly, the Additional Magistrate, who stated that the expert committee has requested the court to issue an order for the release of Schaffter’s remains, ordered the CID to hand over the body to his family under the supervision of Prof. Clifford Perera and Judicial Medical Officer P.R. Ruwanpura.

Later, the case was also ordered to be recalled on October 09, 2023.

(Source : adaderana.lk)