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Kerala cannabis found
The Navy over the weekend took hold of about 126 kilos (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis adrift in waters off Delft Island, Jaffna.
The Navy Headquarters said that Inshore Patrol Craft, attached to SLNS Wasabha in the Northern Naval Command, had retrieved 44 polythene packages drifting in the Delft sea area. The packages contained about 126kg and 300g (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis.
A senior official said that smugglers may have abandoned the consignment of Kerala cannabis after failing to move them to land due to constant naval patrols. The gross street value of the recovered Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 50 mn, according to the official.
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Charted Computer Institute of Sri Lanka to be established
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.
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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.
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