Asoka Thilakaratne case: Transport of bank vault
millions:
CID seizes auctioned Army Defender
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID)
conducting investigations into the recovery of Rs 75 million made up
of several foreign currency denominations found in four vaults at a
private bank belonging to Asoka Thilakaratne, had taken into custody
a black Defender Jeep which is alleged to have brought the money to
the bank.
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Stroke, No. Two killer in Lanka
Stroke is the number Two cause for deaths in Sri
Lanka, while the number one reason is heart attacks, a Healthcare
and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. He said around 80 percent of
the patients admitted to hospitals after a stroke are males. Only 20
percent are females. Around 50 percent out of the 80 percent male
victims are heavy smokers and alcoholics, the spokesman said.
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Party Leaders, General Secretaries and ex-MP
candidates:
IGP to provide security
IGP Mahinda Balasooriya has decided to provide
security to election candidates who are either Party Leaders or
General Secretaries, the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court
when the rights application filed by Muslim Congress Leader Rauf
Hakeem was taken up yesterday.
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