Sri lankans protested infront of Pakistan Embassy
Ten national organizations staged a protest in front of the Embassy of Pakistan expressing their condolences over the brutal murder of a Sri Lankan engineer by Islamic extremists. Following the protest, the organization’s representatives met with the Pakistani ambassador and handed him a letter. The letter called on all extremists responsible for the killings to take strong legal action and to eradicate Islamic extremism from Pakistan in the wake of the incident. In addition, the letter called for compensation for the slain engineer. The protest was attended by the Patriotic Intellectuals Forum, Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Water, National Coalition of Organizations, Patriotic National Movement Representatives of 10 national organizations such as the Lakmawa Daughters Women’s Movement participated. The billboards commended the steps taken by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and criticized the Prime Minister for not taking action against Islamic extremism as a whole.
North-Western Province Governor Raja Collure has passed away this morning.
North-Western Province Governor Raja Collure has passed away this morning. According to family sources, he had passed away while receiving treatment in hospital. They said he was receiving treatment after testing positive for COVID-19 recently. Raja Collure was 83 at the time of his demise. He served as the Governor of the Uva Province, until recently being appointed as the Governor of the North-Western Province by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Update From CEB
The daily one-hour power cut between 06.00 pm to 09.00 pm will be imposed today and tomorrow (08), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced today. Media Spokesman to the Ministry of Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena told NewsWire that the breakdown in two of the three generators at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has been fixed as of now. He said, however, the 2nd generator is yet to be completely fixed and will take another 2-days to be fully functional. Sulakshana Jayawardena further said that thereby, power disruptions will be imposed today and tomorrow as a result. Sri Lanka faced an islandwide power outage for several hours on Friday (03) due to a major breakdown at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant. (NewsWire)
Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera continuing to threaten other Buddhist monks over the phone.
Serious questions have been raised over the “One country One Law” Task Force appointed by President Gotabhaya Rajapaks with its Chairman Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera continuing to threaten other Buddhist monks over the phone. Another recording of a telephone conversation between Gnanasara Thera and another Buddhist monk, Kirulapona Dhammawijaya Thera, is currently being circulated on social media. According to the recording, Gnanasara Thera threatens to visit the residence of Dhammawijaya Thera and physically harm him. Criminal intimidation is an offence under section 483 of the Penal Code of Sri Lanka and Gnanasara Thera is seen flouting the country’s law regularly. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the person who appointed Gnanasara Thera as the Head of the Task Force, is yet to take action on the errant Buddhist monk. source – Asian Mirror