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Killers of political party leader, four others in Beliatte still at large
By Norman Palihawadane and Hemantha Randunu
Five persons, including the General Secretary of the Ape Janabala Party, were killed by a group of unidentified gunmen near the Beliatta interchange of the Southern Expressway yesterday morning.
No arrests had been made at the time of going to press. The police said several teams of investigators had been deployed to arrest the gunmen, who were at large.
An investigator told The Island that the attack had been meticulously planned.
The victims were identified as General Secretary of the AJP, Saman Prasanna Perera of Rathgalgoda Watta, Hasitha Ranasinghe of Pahala Gangabada, Sameera Madhushanka of Polwatte-Warahena, Buddhika Rajapakshe of Gattuawana, Kurunegala, and Champriya Jayatilaka of Dematagoda, police said.
The victims had been on their way to appear before the Tangalle High Court when the vehicle they were travelling in came under fire around 8 am, police said.
Four of the victims died on the spot while the other was declared dead upon admission to the Tangalle Base hospital.
The assailants had used T-56 assault rifles, police said, adding that they had information that yesterday’s shooting was in revenge for the killing of three persons at Kudawella, in Tangalle, a few months ago.
The Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka was established in 1976 as the premier and sole body representing professionals in the Information and Communication Technology sector in Sri Lanka. It has recognized the importance of establishing the Sri Lanka Chartered Computer Association as the main professional organization to act on behalf of the interests of professionals representing the computer sector in Sri Lanka, which should be treated equally with other professional organizations that have obtained chartered status and other formal recognition.
Accordingly, taking into account a resolution furnished by the Hon. President, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant policy approval for the establishment of the Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka and to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill in line with the proposed objectives.
it has become essential to introduce appropriate revisions to the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 so that a proper formal mechanism can be maintained in treatment and rehabilitation.
Accordingly, considering a resolution forwarded by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to grant the policy approval to revise the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 and direct the Legal Draftsman to formulate a draft bill including the relevant amendments.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to appoint Mrs. O. T. M. I. Thilakarathne, the senior most officer in Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Service serving as an Additional Surveyor General of that Department to the Post of Surveyor General that will be vacant from 20.08.2026.
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Mrs. O. T. M. I. Thilakarathne appointed to the Post of Surveyor General
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Development of roads which are not under the Road Development Authority
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