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“I was afraid she would leave me for someone else”

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The boyfriend who stabbed his girlfriend to death at the RaceCourse Ground, Colombo said yesterday that he was afraid that she would leave him for another person.

Chathuri Hansika Mallikarachchi (24), a resident of Homagama Kiriwaththuduwa, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at around 1.00 pm yesterday (17). She was a third year student of Colombo University’s Faculty of Science.

Chathuri was the eldest daughter of the family and she has a younger sister who is a school student.

Chathuri, who studied at Anula Vidyalaya in Nugegoda, has been selected to the Science Faculty with highest marks from A/L Examination.

Her university friends said that she managed an educational YouTube channel.

Her boyfriend who killed her is also a third year student at the Colombo University. The suspect is Pasindu Chathuranga, a resident of Chiththampahuwa, Wellampitiya.

Police said he had conducted tution classes for grades 9, 10, 11 in Wellampitiya, Kolonnawa, Kotikawatta, and Kiribathgoda areas.

“I want her. I can’t live without her. I loved her with all my heart but she tried to go for someone else,” the arrested boyfriend has told the police amidst crying.

Investigations revealed that the boyfriend was afraid that his girlfriend would leave him for another person and therefore, he has imposed restrictions on her. He also forbade her to talk to other male students and men.

“She didn’t listen to what I said. Therefore, I had nothing else to do,” the suspect said during police questioning.

Investigations have revealed that he purchased the knife used in murder from a shop and planned to kill her in advance.

He had carried the knife in his bag and had come to the Race Course Grounds with her at around 12.30 in the afternoon yesterday (17).

Investigations revealed that the suspect had tried to impose more restrictions on his girlfriend to which girlfriend had opposed. Therefore, he had killed the girlfriend out of fear that she would leave him.

After killing his girlfriend, the suspect ran from the Race Course Ground towards Colombo University with the blood stained knife in his bag and wiping the blood in his hands on the bag.

Several CCTV cameras had recorded the suspected student running towards the university.

The police said the student who went to the university had later gone to his house in Wellampitiya and left his mobile phone and NIC card at home.

Police suspects whether he left the house with the intention of ending his life by jumping into the Kelani River.

However, when he returned home, a police team arrived at his home to arrest him.

The police arrested him and found the blood-stained knife used to kill the girlfriend.

Source – Dinamina

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Mental health program launched for uni. students

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The Ministry of Education has announced the launch of a special nationwide program aimed at supporting students facing psychological distress.

The initiative will involve the active participation of professional psychiatrists and mental health experts.

This decision follows a spate of several suicides and other critical mental health emergencies reported recently within universities.

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Draft Bill gazetted to establish Gambling Regulatory Authority

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The draft bill to establish a Gambling Regulatory Authority has been gazetted under the directives of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

The Gambling Regulatory Authority will be established as an independent body with a broad and comprehensive mandate.

The Bill has been drafted to provide for the establishment of the Gambling Regulatory Authority, to repeal the Horse Racing Betting Ordinance, the Gambling Ordinance, and the Casino Ordinance, and to make provisions for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Once tabled in Parliament and passed, the draft bill will come into effect as the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act.

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National Environment Week announced to fight plastic pollution

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Environment Minister – Dr. Dhammika Patabendi has announced that National Environment Week will be observed from May 30 – June 05, in line with World Environment Day on June 05. 

This year’s global theme, “Let’s End Plastic Pollution,” will guide nationwide efforts to promote sustainable environmental practices.

At a media briefing held yesterday (May 28) at the Department of Government Information, the minister outlined the week-long campaign’s key objectives, aligning with the government’s flagship Clean Sri Lanka initiative. 

The program aims to foster a culture of environmental stewardship and sustainable living and each day of the week will highlight a specific environmental challenge:
May 30 – Plastic Waste Management Day
May 31 – Air Pollution Reduction Day
June 1 – Environmental Cleanliness Awareness Day
June 2 – Biodiversity Conservation Day
June 3 – Water Conservation Day
June 4 – Coastal Cleanup Day
June 5 – Tree Plantation & National Environment Day Celebration

The national ceremony will be held on June 05 at Nidahas Mawatha, Kegalle District, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

Dr. Patabendi highlighted alarming statistics regarding plastic pollution: between 2012 and 2018, Sri Lanka imported over 3.3 billion kilograms of plastic, with only 30% being recycled annually. In 2020 alone, the country generated 938 MT of plastic waste per day, of which a staggering 638 tons went uncollected, with over 8.45 tons ending up in natural water sources daily.

The Minister also emphasized the serious health and infrastructural impacts of poor plastic waste management, including rising dengue cases, blocked drainage systems, and frequent urban flooding.

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