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Three remanded till 16 June for attacking police vehicle

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Nuwara Eliya police have arrested three persons allegedly involved in an attack on a police vehicle in the Dayagama area.

Police headquarters said that the three, residents of Nagenahirawatte, Dayagama, were taken in following an investigation, with the help of sniffer dogs. The police alleged that the suspects caused damages to a police vehicle carrying five persons, arrested along with 34 litres of moonshine.

They were produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate on 09 June and remanded till 16 June pending further investigations. The police told court that the suspects had made an attempt to rescue those in custody.



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Charted Computer Institute of Sri Lanka to be established

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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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Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 to be amendmend

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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.

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Mrs. O. T. M. I. Thilakarathne appointed to the Post of Surveyor General

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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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