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Krrish project : Prasanna calls for speedy measures

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2 months ago

July 19, 2023

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Minister of Urban Development and Housing – Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga has instructed ministry officials and the Urban Development Authority to expedite necessary measures to safeguard the public from the possibility of an accident in the area where the halted Colombo Krish building project is located.

This was discussed during a recent meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Urban Development and Housing.

The minister had emphasized the need to take immediate action in this regard as it would become the responsibility of the ministry and the government if such an accident should occur.

It was pointed out that construction aid equipment at the site could collapse due to the wind and the site also posed as a breeding site for mosquitos. Officials pointed out the risk of dengue fever being spread due to accumulation of water, especially as 03 floors of this building are located underground. They added that several leading tourist hotels in the vicinity have also complained in this regard.

The Minister had further instructed the Ministry Secretary to take necessary legal action immediately in case of failure to resume construction work within a specified time frame after talks with the investor. Officials had pointed out that a discussion is to be held with the relevant investment company regarding the resumption of construction work.

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Video of Cargills staff brutally assaulting female goes viral

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1 hour ago

September 22, 2023

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A video showing a group of staff members from a Cargills supermarket outlet brutally assaulting a female customer is circulating on social media.

The incident is reported to have occurred at the Cargills outlet in the Hanwella area. However, police have launched an investigation to confirm the location and identify the suspects.

CCTV footage captured multiple male and female employees from the outlet brutally assaulting the customer, allegedly in response to suspected theft.

Mr. Ranjith Page is the chairman of the Cargills supermarket chain.

Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Cargills management on the incident is as follows:

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Injunction on new SLFP General Secretary, extended

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6 hours ago

September 22, 2023

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The Colombo District Court today (22 Sep.) ordered that the interim injunction preventing Sarath Ekanayake, who was appointed as General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) after Dayasiri Jayasekara’s expulsion, from serving in his new position, be further extended.

Accordingly, the interim injunction was extended until 06 October, as per an order issued by Colombo District Judge Sandun Vithana this morning, after taking into consideration a petition filed by Jayasekara challenging SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to suspend his party membership.

Appearing on behalf of the accused former President Sirisena, President’s Counsel Faizer Mustapha informed the court that he opposes the relevant extension order, after which it was ordered that the objections be filed on the next court date.

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SLCERT in talks with Anti-Virus developers over wiped email data

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6 hours ago

September 22, 2023

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The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said that the assistance from international antivirus development agencies will be obtained to recover the emails that were lost following a ransomware attack that targeted multiple government websites recently.

Charuka Damunupola from SLCERT said that exchanges in this regard are already underway.

Sri Lanka’s government email network was hit by a ransomware attack that wiped months of data from thousands of email accounts.

The attack affected nearly 5,000 email addresses using the gov.lk email domain.