Another PS member arrested

MONDAY, 15 JULY 2013 

A UNP Pradeshiya Sabha member of the Matale PS was arrested today over an alleged assault on a group of employees at a restaurant on July 6.

The arrested PS member would be produced in court tomorrow, the Police said.

The Matale Police are conducting further investigations in order to arrest other individuals who were alleged to have been involved in the assault

Death sentence for two brothers and a friend

MONDAY, 15 JULY 2013 

Three people, who were found guilty of having murdered William Hettiarachchi of Anguruwella in 1996, were today sentenced to death by Kegalle Magistrate Menaka Wijesundare.

The three – two brothers and their friend were also found guilty of having robbed Rs.500,000 and were Rs.10,000 and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. (Rohan Kumara)

Namal looking for lands on the Mt. Lavinia beach strip

Details Created On Monday, 15 July 2013 16:33 Category: General

Owners of establishments related to the tourism industry along the beach stretch from Wellawatte to Mt. Lavinia were summoned for a meeting recently by MP Namal Rajapaksa at the Mt. Lavinia Hotel. The meeting was called to inquire about the lands that are not being used along the coast.

Although Namal’s meeting was aimed at discussing the promotion of tourism along the beach stretch along Wellawatte and Mt. Lavinia, the Coast Conservation Ministry, the Board of Investments and the economic Development Ministry were not informed of the meeting. Therefore, officials from these institutions were not present at the meeting.
A businessman who attended Namal’s meeting said that it was summoned by Namal alone and the main aim was to gather information about unoccupied lands along the Wellawatte beach stretch.