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Man posted sex ad from girl’s FB account nabbed!

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A complaint received against a man who hacked into the Facebook account of a 17-year-old girl and posted a sex advertiesment has been forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Bandaragama Police said.

In her complaint, the girl said she gave her phone to the suspect who lives near her house for repair work and he had returned the phone after fixing it in a few hours.

After finding out that she had been logged out of her Facebook account and email address on the mobile phone, she had gone back to the suspect seeking help to retrieve data and log into her social media accounts.

After a couple of days, her friends have called her and informed about the sex advertesment posted on her Facebook account.

The ad which said, “If you want to have sex, bring Rs.3,000 – I’m from Bandaragama” also included photos of naked girls coupled with her own photos she had taken from the phone.

The distressed girl had gone to Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Panadura Division Samantha Wedage, and informed him about the incident seeking legal action against the suspect.

The SSP had instructed a police officer to investigate the matter while the girl was referred to the Bandaragama Police.

Accordingly, Police Inspector Anusha Hemamali in charge of Bandaragama Police’s Children and Women Bureau, has summoned the 20-year-old married man who repaired the girl’s mobile phone to the police.

The man admitted that he “coded and hacked” the girl’s Facebook account due to a land dispute between her relatives and his own relatives.

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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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