Drug addicts, peddlers highest in correctional centres
A sizable number of offenders in correctional
centres are there for substance related offenses. They constitute 65
percent of all offenders in correctional facilities throughout the
country, said Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies Executive Director
Jeevan Thiyagarajah who is also associated with the Institute for
Human Rights.
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Information Ministry Website up and running
The official Website of the Mass Media and
Information Ministry hacked two days ago by an organized anti Sri
Lankan global movement has been fully restored and will function
again with a high security system to prevent any future cyber
attacks, Media and Information Ministry Secretary Dr. Charitha
Herath said.
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Navy rescues fisherman
The Navy rescued an injured fisherman in the
Eastern seas last week. He was brought to the Trincomalee Naval
Hospital for medical treatment. The fisherman had been among a six
member crew of a multi-day fishing trawler named Blue Ocean 3 which
left the Galle Harbour last week.
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