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UNP Convention on September 10

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The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) yesterday (17) decided to hold the 77th Anniversary Celebration and the Convention of the UNP under the chairmanship of party leader President Ranil Wickremesinghe on September 10 at 2 pm in front of the Lake House in Colombo.

The Working Committee meeting was held at the Sirikotha Headquarters under the chairmanship of President Wickremesinghe.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said that the party convention will be held in a grand manner with the participation of UNP supporters from all over the country and the new Constitution of the party will be approved at the Convention.

He said that a 14-member committee has been appointed to organise the Convention, and more people will be appointed in the near future.

Mr. Range Bandara said that the UNP Constitution has been amended so that any other group can be brought into the party during an election campaign, to give priority to the system change that the people demanded during the ‘Aragalaya’ and to take forward the UNP with a new vigour.

He said that President Wickremesinghe is the only leader who can salvage the country from the crisis it is facing and that he should be elected to the Presidency in the next election as well.

He said Anura Kumara Dissanayake is good with speeches and Sajith Premadasa keeps running away when he is given the opportunity to take up a challenge.

Responding to a question raised by a journalist on remarks made by MP Namal Rajapaksa warning the government, Mr. Range Bandara said that his party does not pay attention to what the children say.

He said that the President has saved all the people of the country including them from the crises.

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Preliminary probe reveals S’gamuwa Uni student suicided due to ragging

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Preliminary investigations have revealed that a second-year student at the Faculty of Technology of the Sabaragamuwa University committed suicide recently due to ragging, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has stated.

Charith Dilshan, a student studying at the Sabaragamuwa University, died by suicide on April 29.

Subsequently, the CID launched an investigation into the incident.

As a result of the investigation, a group of senior students suspected to be involved in the incident have been arrested and are currently being held in remand custody.

Officers have also recorded statements from several factions, including the university administration of the Sabaragamuwa University.

According to the findings of the investigation thus far, it has been revealed that the student committed suicide due to ragging.

It has also been reported that the student was not suffering from depression or any mental illness, the CID said.

Additionally, investigations have revealed that some senior officials of the university administration were taking steps to prevent details of the ragging incidents within the university from becoming public.

So far this year, more than 30 complaints related to ragging have been reported to the CID, with the highest number coming from the Sabaragamuwa University, exceeding 10 complaints.

Complaints have also been received from the Eastern and Oluvil universities regarding ragging incidents.

CID officers have stated that further inquiries are being conducted and strict legal action will be taken against those involved.

If students found to be involved in ragging incidents, they may face up to 20 years of imprisonment, according to the CID.

Meanwhile, police have requested university students to report any ragging-related complaints via the 1997 hotline.

(adaderana.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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New chairman appointed to CSE

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Dimuthu Abeyesekera has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

The CSE announced that Mr. Abeyesekera brings over 35 years of experience in the capital markets and has served on the CSE Board for the past six years.

He currently serves as the Director/CEO of Asha Securities Ltd, which is affiliated with Phillip Capital Singapore, a specialized financial services organization managing assets worth over US$ 35 billion with a network of offices around the world.

Abeysekera also currently serves as the Director at Asha Financial Services Ltd, a specialised margin Trading Company in Colombo.

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03 Presidents & ex-ministers named in US$ 110mn. cattle scam!

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Former Presidents – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe as well as former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, P. Harrison, Wijith Wijithamuni de Soysa, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and Lakshman Wasantha Perera have been found to be involved in a USD 110 million cattle import scam, NPP MP Nihal Galappathi told Parliament today (June 19)

Noting that old cows have been imported as milch cows, he said none of them will be shown any mercy.

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