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Jayasundara complains of ex-Director SIS reducing communication with him by 2019

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By Rathindra Kuruwita

Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena had drastically reduced communication with him by 2019, former IGP Pujith Jayasundara yesterday (21) told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating the Easter Sunday attacks.

Jayasundara made this statement when counsel Madu Jayathilake, representing SDIG Jayawardena asked the witness whether her client had informed him of the foreign report, received on 04 April 2019 warning about a possible terrorist attack over the phone before sending an official report on 09 April.

“He called me on 07 April but didn’t tell me about the warning. By this time he hardly called me unlike in the past. This was due to several reasons and I made up my mind although I was upset.”

The former IGP added that he had received an official report from SDIG Jayawardena on 09 April 2019 and that he forwarded that document to SDIG of the Western Province Nandana Munasinghe,  SDIG crimes and STF M.R. Latheef, DIG special protection range Lucien Priyalal and Director of the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division DIG Waruna Jayasundara on April 09. 

“These people were chosen because I had to pass this important message. On the other hand, I wanted to ensure that this information would not leak out and there would be no public unrest. If something had happened, President Maithripala Sirisena would have sacked me. He disliked me immensely and wanted to get rid of me. I had to act with great caution.”

Jayasundara also admitted that the message had not gone to some officers at the ground level.

 

 


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Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis

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There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.

There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.

In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Although at present action has  been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has  been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit  retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.

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Signing  agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka

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It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.

The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.

According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and  BIMSTEC  Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.

The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.

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 The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea

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Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.

However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.

Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.

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