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Owner of collapsed Kandy building remanded
BY CYRIL WIMALASRENDRE
KANDY –
Anura Lewke, the owner of the five-storey building that collapsed on a house in the neighbourhood burying three persons alive was further remanded till October 27 by the Kandy Additional Magistrate Sampath Gamage on Tuesday 13.
Judge Gamage refusing bail sought by the lawyers of Lewke ordered police to investigate the incident further and submit to the court all documents related to the construction of the building.
Attorneys-at-law Maithri Gunaratne, PC and Nanda Senanayake appearing for Lewke pleaded that their client be granted any bail as the police had not yet charged him although they had earlier said that he would be charged under section 298 of the Penal Code.
Senior counsel for the team of lawyers watching the interest of the aggrieved party, objecting to bail, told court that the owner of the building had obtained approval for two floors only but built five floors.
Chief Inspector M.G.S. Bandera investigating into the tragedy said that police were proceeding with investigations and those recordings of CCTV cameras in the location of the disaster had been erased.
Sergeant Bandara assisted CI M.G.S. Bandara.
A large number of lawyers including members of the Kandy Bar Association appeared for the aggrieved party. Among them were President of the Kandy Bar Association P. K. Abeyratne, Secretary Bandara Karunanayake and Dhammika Ariyadasa.
The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a beach cleaning programme today [14] at Dewata in Galle and Hambantota, in parallel with the International Coastal Cleanup Day (21st September).
The beach cleaning efforts were organized by SLNS Dakshina and SLNS Kawantissa, under the supervision of Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Chandima Silva.
A large amount of plastic, polythene and solid waste from the coastal environments.
In the year 2016, Cabinet approval was granted for the establishment of a National Trade Felicitation Committee for the empowerment of the Trade Felicitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the inter-coordination of institutions in respect of the implementation of 36 obligations included therein. Sri Lanka has committed to implement the plan for implementation of trade facilitation during the period 2017-2030 thereunder.
Even though countries in the region have fulfilled a higher percentage of the overall commitment, Sri Lanka has only fulfilled about 37.4% of
the total commitment. Taking into consideration the prevailing situation, technical assistance has been requested from the Japan International Coordination Agency with the technical expertise of the International Trade Center to provide independent recommendations enabling the implementation of priority activities on a speedy basis after completion of the assessment of the trade facilitation measures.
Accordingly, “Roadmap for trade facilitation in Sri Lanka” and “Trade Facilitation Action Plan 2025-2028” have been prepared with the participation of about 200 public and private stakeholders.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the
President to follow the said roadmap and implement the action plan.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Investment Promotion to sign the proposed non-financial Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board and the International Trade Center to commence an ‘ITC She Trades Hub’ in Sri Lanka to increase the participation and competitiveness in the businesses operated by women.
Once the ‘ITC She Trades Hub ‘ is established, the women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka will be able to obtain the necessary training in the relevant topics, such as market and investment opportunities and the required technical assistance.
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