The 05 PHIs who had recently inspected the kitchens at the well known ‘Avenra Garden’ hotel in Negombo, have been summoned to the Katana police, ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns.
Mr. Upul Rohana, Upul Rohana, President of the Public Health Inspectors’ Association, says that the management of Avenra Garden Hotel has created a conspiracy based on false allegations leveled against Public Health Inspectors.
He pointed out that the hotel management is in hot water over the offense of storing cooked and uncooked food in the same refrigerator, an offence they had committed for the second time.
A similar raid was conducted in the hotel kitchen 02 months ago with the same fault found, he notes.
Cooked food and uncooked food such as meat had been stored in the same freezer and those food items were subsequently destroyed. The management was not prosecuted but was given a warning. he added.
Mr Rohana points out the inspection of the Avenra Gardens Hotel is a part of a series of raids being conducted in the wake of the festive period.
All star class hotels are subjected to such raids but all have bowed down to the law instead of leveling baseless allegations against the PHIs and lodging police complaints by attempting to take up the might of politics in a disgusting manner, he said.
Noting that no one from the hotel management had even signed the necessary documents despite the elapse of 45 minutes since they were informed to do so, the management had instead gone on to intimidate the officiers not to file a police case.
As an association, maximum legal measures will be taken against hindering the officials involved in the raid as well as levelling false allegations against them, Mr. Upul Rohana further notes.
Monara TV, launched with much fanfare just a year ago under the Swarnavahini media network, has reportedly shut down operations.
Employees have been informed that the closure is temporary, citing the need to resolve certain administrative issues.
The channel, led by Buddhika Wickramadhara, was ceremonially launched on June 25, 2024, with a grand event at Waters Edge.
Producers who supplied teledramas to Monara TV say they are owed nearly Rs.200 million in unpaid dues.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the parent Swarnavahini TV channel is also reportedly grappling with a serious financial crisis, paying teledrama producers only after 60 episodes are broadcast.
Producers claim they are compelled to wait about 03 months to recover an investment of around Rs.15 million per teledrama. Even then, payments are made in small portions, covering just 05 episodes at a time.
Producers who supplied teledramas before the appointment of Mr. Susara Dinal as CEO say it is even harder to claim their outstanding payments, as they have been asked to recover the dues from former CEO – Udara Wijesinghe.
The Swarnavahini Media Network is owned by Subaskaran Allirajah – Chairman of Lyca Group, which also owns Lycamobile, a global telecommunications company.
A young woman was found in the Dewipahala-Dodam Ella area in Kuruwita, after being brutally attacked and her gold necklace stolen
According to the police, the victim was found collapsed on the roadside with severe neck injuries caused by a sharp weapon. She was rushed to the Ratnapura Hospital but succumbed to her injuries shortly after admission.
The victim has been identified as a 26-year-old.
Arrests are yet to be made and an investigation is underway.
