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Keheliya’s revision application seeking bail fixed for consideration

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2 months ago

March 22, 2024

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Colombo High Court on Friday (March 22) decided to consider the revision application filed by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella seeking to be released on bail.

Accordingly, the revision application has been fixed for consideration on Monday (March 25) by High Court Judge Sujeewa Nissanka.

During the court proceedings, Deputy Solicitor General Lakmini Girihagama, representing the Attorney General, told the court that the prosecution has yet to receive the documents pertaining to the revision application.

Accordingly, the High Court Judge instructed the petitioning party to provide the prosecution with the relevant documents and ordered that the revision application be taken up on Monday for consideration.

Rambukwella, who is in remand custody in connection with the substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) procurement, submitted his bail application to the Colombo High Court last Friday (March 15) after the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court rejected bail for Rambukwella, former health secretary and 4 other accused in the case. Furthermore, the magistrate had ordered them to be remanded in custody until the conclusion of the case under the provisions of the Public Property Act and fixed the case to be recalled on March 28.

In his bail application, filed through his legal counsels, Rambukwella claimed that the Maligakanda Magistrate’s decision to reject bail for him was unlawful. He also sought the High Court to release him on bail subjected to any condition.

(adaderana.lk)

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MR calls to postpone govt’s privatization drive until after Prez polls

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20 mins ago

May 13, 2024

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has proposed to postpone the government’s privatization drive until after the upcoming Presidential election.

“I wish to propose that all moves to sell off state owned assets or enterprises be postponed until a new government is formed after the next Presidential election. The new government will then be able to deal with state owned properties and enterprises in accordance with the mandate they obtain at the election,” Mr. Rajapaksa has said.

The complete statement by the former President is as follows :

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2 teachers a arrested over O/L English paper fiasco

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27 mins ago

May 13, 2024

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A male tuition class teacher and a female school teacher have been arrested by the Police over the incident of allegedly sharing parts of the English Language question paper of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination on WhatsApp with a group of students.

The tuition teacher who conducts private tutoring classes in the Hasalaka area was arrested by the Kandy Computer Crimes Investigation Division and the female teacher had been arrested by the CID in the Gampaha area yesterday (12).

The female teacher is said to be currently undergoing training at a Teacher Training College and has been in charge of examinations in the examination center of a leading school in Gampaha.

It has been revealed in the investigation that she took a photo of the English question paper with her mobile phone and shared it through her WhatsApp group. A senior Police officer of the Criminal Investigation Department stated that the investigations show that the teacher who was arrested at Gampaha took photos of the question paper and sent it to a WhatsApp group on her mobile phone before distributing the relevant question paper to the students.

The suspect male tuition teacher is a resident of Puhulayaya in Mahiyanganaya. Police say that the mother of the arrested teacher is a former principal of a school in the Hasalaka area. Police have also taken into custody two smart phones belonging to the tuition teacher and his mother.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the relevant WhatsApp group of the teacher has over 1,000 students.

This investigation is taking place according to a complaint made by the Commissioner General of Examinations. The official also said that from the investigations done so far, it appears that the question paper has not been leaked from the examination department prior to the exam.

(dailynews.lk)

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SLFP gets new Chairman & General Secretary

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13 hours ago

May 12, 2024

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In a unanimous vote, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Executive Committee has elected Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC as the new Party Chairman.

The vote followed the resignation of former President Maithripala Sirisena as the SLFP Chairman.

In addition, the Executive Committee has also unanimously approved the appointment of attorney Keerthi Udawatta as the acting General Secretary replacing MP Sarathi Dushmantha Mithrapala.