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Magistrate Ilangasinghe issues order on Google LLC!

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The Computer Crimes Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court yesterday (16) that an investigation has been launched into a case of obtaining personal sexual information of female lecturers and undergraduates online.

The court ordered Google LLC to give a detailed report regarding the information obtained in this manner.

The CID informed Colombo Additional Magistrate T. N. L. Ilangasinghe that the investigation was initiated based on a complaint made by a lecturer at the Kelaniya University.

The complaint had been made stating that a Google form was being shared seeking extremely private sexual information using fake documents under the guise of obtaining information about women’s sexual behavior and attitudes.

The CID officials informed that a large number of university students and lecturers have given their sensitive information to the Google form and added that the CID would obatin information from Google and investigate the matter further.

The Magistrate ordered the CID to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the incident and report the matter to the court.

Source – Aruna

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Bus associations oppose proposal of 2% fare reduction

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The government’s proposal to reduce bus fares by a 2% effective from July 01 has led to the strong disapproval of bus associations, reports say.

It was also proposed not to revise the minimum fare.

The announcement was made during a meeting between officials of the Transport Ministry and representatives of private bus associations to discuss the annual bus fare revision, scheduled for July 01.

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UN Rights chief meets families of missing persons

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A group of activists and families of missing persons handed over letters and memorandums to the visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Trincomalee today (June 25).

UN Human Rights Spokesperson – Jeremy Laurence, who is accompanying the High Commissioner, said while in Trincomalee that Mr. Volker Turk expressed sorrow and solidarity with the families of the disappeared.

Meanwhile, a peaceful demonstration was also held in Trincomalee during this visit, where a group of activists and victims of disappearances was seen holding placards and banners.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will visit Kandy before concluding his official visit to Sri Lanka tomorrow (June 26) after a special press briefing in Colombo.

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200 new super luxury buses to be procured for expressways

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There is an urgent need to introduce new buses to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus fleet, as nearly 52% of the regular bus fleet of the Sri Lanka Transport Board and nearly 94% of the luxury bus fleet have exceeded the economic life span. 

As to the insufficient buses to meet the passenger demand on the expressway, the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is currently operating 61 luxury buses belonging to the private sector on a profit-sharing basis. 

Therefore, the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has decided to purchase 200 new super-luxury buses by using their own funds. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Port and Civil Aviation to purchase 29 super luxury buses through the financially capable depots and to purchase the remaining buses by making a down payment using SLTB funds and the balance to be paid in monthly instalments over a period of 5 years.

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