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Veterinary surgeon arrested for theft of cows

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The Veterinary Surgeon of Padaviya division and four others had been arrested on their alleged involvement in the theft of 20 head of cattle including pregnant cows on forged documents, and produced before Kebithigollewa District Judge and Magistrate by Padaviya Police.

Veterinary Surgeon K.H.M.Priyantha Bandusiri and an employee of his office D.D.Palitha were released on personal bail in Rs.500,000 each and warned the former not to interfere with further investigations of the incident.

Other three suspects K.Milroy Rukshan Prashantha Anthony, H.Tudor Fernando, and Jude Bardeen Ferrid Manil Silva of Welisara Ragama were remanded till February 14.

Police told court that the suspect Veterinary Surgeon had issued a forged documents to transport the stolen pregnant cows and that further investigations of that documents would be transferred to Kebithigollewa Special Crime Investigation Bureau (SCIB).

The judge ordered police to arrest and produced in court the absconding Police Constable Kainda Chandrasekara wanted in connection with the incident.

Sergeants 33295 Asoka Dharmadasa and 35567 Ranasinghe made submissions of the state while Attorney at Law Ranga Sujeewa , Thushari Wijenayake, and Dilishiya Dissanayake appeared for the suspects.

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Korean SME Association offers support to SL

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The Korean Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Association has expressed its commitment to support Sri Lanka in advancing the agriculture sector and enhancing related employment opportunities.

Additionally, the association has agreed to provide technical assistance and training resources essential for the development of the fishing industry.

These topics were highlighted during a meeting held today (13) at the Presidential Secretariat between a delegation from the Korean SME Association and officials from the President’s Office.

The discussions also focused on training Sri Lankan workers locally for Korea’s fishing industry and creating employment opportunities for them.

The delegation was led by Kim Chung Ryong, President  of the Korean SME Association.

(President’s Media Division)

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US embassy lifts travel restrictions issued for Arugam Bay

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The US Embassy Colombo has lifted travel restrictions issued on October 23, 2024, for Arugam Bay. 

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Pilot project to issue e-BMD certificates to Lankans overseas

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The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community.

The program will be launched as a pilot project across seven selected foreign missions, including the embassies in Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar, and the consulates in Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Milan (Italy), and Dubai (UAE).

In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to enhance the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage, and Death) database system, which is jointly managed by the Registrar General’s Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will allow birth, marriage, and death certificates to be issued through foreign embassies, following a model already in place for obtaining certificates at Divisional Secretariat offices across Sri Lanka.

In the initial phase, only the approximately 45 million birth, marriage, and death certificates that have already been scanned and stored in the e-BMD system will be issued.

These will include records for births, marriages, and deaths that have been registered since January 1, 1960. While the majority of these records will be available, there may be occasional delays in updating certificates that have been revised after their initial entry into the database.

(President’s Media Division)

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