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IGP appoints committee to probe 4 Lankans linked to ISIS

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Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon has appointed a committee to investigate the four Sri Lankans linked to ISIS arrested at the Ahmedabad Airport in India.

Police Media Spokesman DIG Attorney Nihal Thalduwa said the committee will be chaired by the DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division.

Four ISIS terrorists were arrested in Ahmedabad on Monday (20), days after the city airport received a bomb threat.

The terrorists – believed to be Sri Lankan nationals – were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad based on a tip-off.

Vikash Sahay, Director General of Police, Gujarat, said these four terrorists had boarded an IndiGo flight bound for Ahmedabad from Chennai on Monday (20).

The arrests were made after checking the list of passengers coming from the Southern region and getting their identities confirmed by officials in Colombo.

Officials said the suspects – Mohammad Nusrat, Mohammad Farish, Mohammad Nafran and Mohammad Rashdeen, are aged between 27-43 years.

The Criminal Investigation Department said one of the suspects is a resident of Negombo, while the others are from Colombo and surrounding areas.

The CID said the Terrorism Investigation Division is also investigating the incident.

(news1st)

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Prime Minister meets Anti Corruption officials of ICC

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya recently met with key figures from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), including Mr. Sumathi Dharmawardena, President’s Counsel, the newly appointed Independent Chair of the ICC ACU, and Mr. Alex Marshall, (CBE, QPM) General Manager of Integrity and Human Resources, ICC.

During the discussion, Mr. Alex Marshall noted Sri Lanka’s progress in combating corruption in cricket over the past seven years, emphasizing the importance of player education and strengthening the Ministry of Sports’ Special Investigations.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Andrew Ephgrave, Senior Manager, of ICC ACU Operations; Mr. Vije Bandara, Senior Attorney and Director General of Legal at the President’s Office; Mrs. Illeperuma, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Sports; and Prof. Shemal Fernando, Director General of Sports.

(Prime Minister’s Media Division)

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British High Commissioner meets President’s secretary

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A meeting between Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President, and Andrew Patrick, the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka was held today (Nov. 06) at the Presidential Secretariat.

During the meeting, the British High Commissioner expressed his eagerness to further strengthen the strong bilateral ties between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

Mr. Patrick also highlighted the British Government’s appreciation for Sri Lanka’s ongoing partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expressed readiness to support the government’s efforts to combat fraud and corruption while boosting state revenue.

Additionally, the High Commissioner emphasized the significance of the British local government system, noting its potential to reduce fraud and corruption. He proposed that steps be taken to educate Sri Lankan parliamentarians about the British parliamentary system to further enhance governance in Sri Lanka.

(President’s Media Division)

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1,996 housing units for low-income persons under China Govt. aid program

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It has been decided to construct 1,996 housing units for low-income persons under the China Government aid program and implement it under 3 packages. 

In order to implement the said project, bids have been called from 8 bidders nominated by the government of China. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction to award the contract as follows, based on the recommendation of the Technical Evaluation Committee and the Standing Procurement Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers.• Package 01 – to award the contract for construction of 575 housing units at Moratuwa and 108 housing units at Kottawa to the M/S China Railway 25th Bureau Group Co. Ltd.
• Package 02 – to award the contract for construction of 586 housing units at Dematagoda and 112 housing units at Maharagama to the M/S China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd.
• Package 03 – to award the contract for construction of 615 housing units at Paliyagoda  to the M/S Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd.

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