‘Identities of LTTErs seeking
refuge abroad protected’
The identities of
those arriving illegally in
Australia and other countries
seeking political refuge are
protected, thereby denying Sri Lanka
an opportunity to target organised
criminal gangs responsible for
sending people abroad, Defence
Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said.
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Talks on oil purchases from Oman
proceeding successfully
The government’s
discussions with Oman to purchase
crude oil, in the wake of economic
sanctions on Iran, including oil
related transactions to which a
deadline is set for June 28, are
continuing successfully, Petroleum
Industries Ministry Secretary Dr R S
H Samaratunga said.
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Amunugama to lead SL delegation
to WB confab
International
Monetary Cooperation Senior Minister
Dr Sarath Amunugama will lead a Sri
Lankan delegation to the IMF - World
Bank Spring Meeting to be held in
Washington this week.
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Lankan loses memory after
assault
A Sri Lankan
expatriate has partially lost his
memory after an alleged assault by
his Moroccan wife in Riyadh, the Sri
Lankan embassy said yesterday. Piyal
Ratnapala, 54, has been living with
his 29-year-old Moroccan wife Shaim
after they got married five years
ago in Riyadh. According to the
embassy, the woman stabbed Ratnapala
several times with a kitchen knife
as he was leaving their apartment.
It is believed that a domestic
dispute was the cause of the attack.
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Marked drop in crime, accidents
A significant
drop in crime and accidents was
observed this festive season
compared to the previous Sinhala and
Tamil Hindu New Year period, Police
Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said.
“This is due to various reasons
including the prevalence of peace in
the country,” he said.
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Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Udeni Atukorala was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for allegedly soliciting a Rs 1.5 million bribe from the Bentara Paradeshiya Sabha chairman. It is reported that he had accepted the bribe to provide a permit to transport soil. 
