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Two Australians killed in accident on Southern Expressway

June 20, 2018 by NHL Werasinghe Leave a Comment

Two Australians were killed and two others were injured in an accident which took place at the 65th-kilometre post at Kurundugahahetekma on the Southern Expressway today (20th) morning.
The two Australian nationals, a woman and her daughter were killed and another three including two Australians were injured when a van crashed into a lorry.
According to officials of Road Development Authority, the lorry had been stopped beside the road due to a technical fault and the van which was travelling towards Galle from Kottawa had crashed the lorry and toppled over.
The two Australians who were killed were 37-year-old Louis Monica and her 4-year old daughter, Collin Poppy.
The two Australian males in the family, the father and eh son have been admitted to Nagoda Hospital while the driver of the van has been admitted to Elpitiya Base Hospital.

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Another supplementary estimate for controversial Shangri-La hotel project

June 20, 2018 by NHL Werasinghe Leave a Comment

Another supplementary estimate has been presented to parliament to get about Rs.350 million approved for the controversial Shangri-La Hotel project say reports.
The Chief Government Whip Minister Gayantha Karunatilleke presented the estimate to parliament yesterday (19th).
According to information revealed the supplementary estimate has been presented to settle the shortage of funds required to provide infrastructure facilities for Shangri-La Hotel.
The grant has been allocated under the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government.
Shangri-La Hotel project is a Chinese project that caused a stir in the political circles and among the matters that came to the surface were illegal commission taking and selling land outright to China.

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Wildlife Minister & State Minister prepared to relinquish posts

June 20, 2018 by NHL Werasinghe Leave a Comment

They would resign from their ministerial portfolios if the government fails to provide, within three months, a land to fence in the two elephants that live in Sinharaja forest say the Minister of Wildlife Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka and the State Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma.
The Minister and the State Minister said this to residents in Rajawaththa area at Rakwana. They asked President Maithripala Sirisena to fulfil the promise he had made to give a land to fence in the elephants.

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Temporary driving license to drunk driving Rambukwella who caused accident

June 20, 2018 by NHL Werasinghe Leave a Comment

Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandana Kalansooriya has ordered Narahenpita Police to issue a temporary driving license to Ramith Rambukwella, whose driving license has been suspended for three months by a Court in connection with the incident when two university students were injured due to his reckless driving.
Cinnamon Gardens Police has filed a charge sheet against Rambukwella in which he is charged on the five counts of reckless driving, failing to avoid an accident, drunken driving, driving an unregistered vehicle and using fake number plates.
Ramith Rambukwella is the son of JO Parliamentarian Keheliya Rambukwella and has caused accidents driving after consuming liquor. Ramith, a cricket player, has been accused of assault, terrorizing people with weapons, attempting to jump from a plane after consuming liquor on a flight.

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