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Sri Lankan dies in car accident in Canada

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3 months ago

July 12, 2023

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A 28-year-old Sri Lankan was killed in a car accident in Canada.

A speeding car had hit Vinoj Yasanga Jayasundara’s car at a traffic light while he was returning from Vancouver, Canada on June 22 after visiting there for his Ph.D research related work.

Sources said the youth lost his life due to reckless driving by a drunk driver in Vancouver.

The body was brought to his house at Nadun Uyana, Maththegoda yesterday (11) after 19 days and final rites are to be performed at the Manangoda family burial ground in Batapola, Galle.

He met with the accident while reading for his doctorate as a third year student from the University of Maryland in the United States after obtaining a degree in electronic engineering from the University of Moratuwa.

Vinoj completed his primary education at Dharmapala Maha Vidyala, Kottawa, and then completed Advanced Level at the Royal College, Colombo.

He also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree obtained from England.

He was working at Apple Company in California at the time of his death.

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Cargills FoodCity assault : suspects released on bail

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8 mins ago

September 25, 2023

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The suspects recently remanded over assaulting a young woman at the Borella Cargills FoodCity supermarket, have been released on bail.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Sajindra Weerasuriya today (25) ordered to release the suspects on a surety of Rs. 5,000 each.

The suspects were produced before an identification parade and the complainant identifies 05 out of the 07 suspects.

Also, it was previously stated that the complainant had committed previous offences, it was singular that no such thing was mentioned in the police reports submitted to the court.

The court ordered to take up the case again on Nov. 08.

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Fmr. SDIG gets 5-yr. jail term

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3 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Ratnapura High Court has sentenced former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe for five-year imprisonment for intimidating Kahawatte OIC not to arrest MP Premalal Jayasekera over a shooting incident.

Ratnapura High Court also ordered the convict to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000.

The shooting incident took place during the 2015 Presidential election campaign.

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Notice on issuing revenue licenses in WP

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6 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to temporarily suspend the issuing of revenue licenses in the Western Province due to a system update.

According to the department, the services will be unavailable from this Wednesday (September 27) to next Monday (October 02).

The Motor Traffic Department said in a statement that vehicles of which revenue licenses are expiring from Tuesday, September 26 can be renewed until October 10, without fines.

Meanwhile, the online service for revenue licenses was temporarily suspended from midnight yesterday (September 24) and will remain so until Friday, October 06.

The department added that the temporary service suspension was due to an update on the system maintained by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka.