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Aluthgamage Seeks Fresh Probe Facemask Usage by SARAH HANNAN Ministry, After the General Election www.themorning.lk epaper.themorning.lk www.themorning.lk epaper.themorning.lk www.aruna.lk epaper.aruna.lk MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 www.aruna.lk epaper.aruna.lk For verified information on the Quarantine Unit COVID-19 TOTAL CASES TOTAL CASES coronavirus (Covid-19) contact any 0112 112 705 ACTIVE CASES of the following authorities CASES IN Epidemiology Unit Health THE WORLD 11,448,554 Suwasariya 0112 695 112 PROTECT YOURSELF FROM 2,074 Promotion Ambulance DEATHS CASES DEATHS Bureau Service Govt. coronavirus hotline USA 2,947,496 132,374 COVID-19 DEATHS RECOVERED 1999 1990 0113071073 534,861 BRAZIL 1,578,376 64,365 INDIA 687,760 19,568 PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES RECOVERD RUSSIA 681,251 10,161 11 1,903 Telephone 0114354854, 0114733600 Fax 0112333066, 0114354882 6,480,776 PERU 299,080 10,412 Hotline 0113456200-4 Email [email protected] THE ABOVE STATISTICS160 ARE CONFIRMED UP UNTIL 9.00 P.M. ON 5 JULY 2020 SOURCE: HEALTH PROMOTION BUREAU CRANES UNLOADED AT ECT MCC COMPACT AND MISSING $ 10 M Cabinet to discuss this week A decision on investigations into The Morning learnt. audit would be carried out, he said: the allegation that the previous Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister “The Cabinet will take a decision Government had signed agreements Dr. Bandula Gunawardana told this week.” to receive a sum of $ 10 million The Morning that the ministers The committee report raised SLPA loses in two phases in 2017 and 2018, were asked to give their opinion questions over the two agreements in the final report of the Expert about what action the Government as the funds were not recorded in any Committee appointed to review the should take on the alleged of the documents in possession of Millennium Challenge Corporation agreements signed by the previous the External Resources Department (MCC) Compact, would be taken up Government. (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance. at the Cabinet meeting this week, When asked whether a forensic Contd. on page 2 millions in demurrage z Govt. under pressure not z $ 5.5 b loss for four years to handover ECT to India due to development delays BY MAHEESHA MUDUGAMUWA “The cranes have now been unloaded but are not installed yet,” The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has incurred millions he said, adding that the SLPA was of rupees in losses as demurrage costs due to the delay in waiting for Cabinet approval to install unloading the gantry cranes which were brought from the Jaya the cranes. Container Terminal (JCT) to the East Container Terminal (ECT) They alleged that the Government and kept for 13 days. intentionally delayed setting up the cranes due to pressure from India. Speaking to The Morning, All that the SLPA had incurred costs of Unions however urged the authorities Ceylon Port General Workers’ Union around Rs. 6 million a day for 13 not to hand over the development (ACPGWU) General Secretary days until the gantry cranes were activities of the ECT to India. Chandrasiri Mahagamage stressed unloaded. Contd. on page 2 AG HITS OUT AT PNB Prez meets with farmers in Polonnaruwa PCOI ON POLITICAL VICTIMISATION President Gotabaya Siripura Provincial Council (SLPP) candidates contesting Interim report by month end ‘Public trust Rajapaksa met with local Ground in Polonnaruwa the upcoming election. The farmers when he joined a yesterday (July 5) in support of event was organised by former BY SKANDHA GUNASEKARA Informed sources at the public gathering held at the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna President Maithripala Sirisena. PCoI told The Morning that has fallen’ The Presidential Commission while investigations had been Attorney General (AG) Dappula of Inquiry (PCoI) probing delayed, the Committee hopes de Livera said public trust in the alleged instances of political to submit its first report this Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has DCS SURVEYS EVADING COURT victimisation is to submit its month. dropped due to the recent turn of interim report by the end of July. Contd. on page 2 events involving its officers with possible links to drug traffickers. Sivajilingam He made these remarks while Economic impact delivering a special lecture to the released on bail JINTHUPITIYA COVID-19 PATIENT officers of the PNB last Friday Former Northern Provincial Councillor (3) at the office of the Colombo of Covid-19 M.K. Sivajilingam was arrested yesterday Range Deputy Inspector General The Department of Census Director – Industries, Trade, and (5) by the Valvettithurai Police for evading PCR tests negative of Police (DIG). and Statistics (DCS) is currently Services U. Maheswaran said court proceedings, and subsequently released z PCR tests on 154 persons test negative running online and on-ground that the on-ground survey has on bail. PROMOTING PREFERENTIAL NO. surveys to determine the impact of been well under way since 19 The former parliamentarian had reportedly The results of five PCR tests infected, as all tests conducted at Covid-19 on Sri Lanka’s economy June, while the online survey was failed to appear before a court with regard subsequently conducted on the the hospital came back negative, under the industry, construction, made available on their website to a case and as a result, a warrant had been Covid-19-positive patient found the Government Information A violation of trade, and other services sectors. on 3 July. issued for his arrest. in Jinthupitiya last week now Department said yesterday (5). Speaking to The Morning, DCS Contd. on page 2 Contd. on page 2 confirm that the patient is not Contd. on page 2 election law: EC The Election Commission (EC) yesterday (5) warned candidates that promoting their preferential UK borders Firemen to the rescue numbers at the upcoming general SJB candidate killed in crash election was a violation of Samagi Jana Balawegaya collision at Padeniya on the election laws. (SJB) Puttalam District candidate, Kurunegala-Puttalam Road. restricted to SL former parliamentarian Ashoka The 68-year-old veteran The UK has announced a change to its 2020 GENERAL ELECTION Wadigamangawa reportedly politician hailing from Global Travel Advisory, which advises British died in a road accident Anamaduwa was a former North nationals against all but essential international Ballot paper yesterday (5). Western Provincial Councillor travel. From 4 July, the UK exempted 67 According to and former Minister of Health, countries from its Global Travel Advisory. printing concludes reports, the vehicle Indigenous Medicine, Sports, Sri Lanka has not been exempted from the The printing of ballot papers in which the former and Youth Affairs of the North Global Travel Advisory or border restrictions pertaining to all 25 districts for MP was travelling was Western Province. at this initial stage, the UK High Commission Firefighters dousing a fire that broke out at a textile shop down W.A. de Silva the 2020 general election has involved in a vehicular Ashoka Contd. on page 2 in Colombo said. Mawatha, Wellawatte yesterday (5) concluded, said the Department of Wadigamangawa Contd. on page 2 PHOTO KRISHAN KARIYAWASAM Government Printing. SUSPENDED 2011 WC FINAL MATCH-FIXING PROBE REOPENING SCHOOLS Clarity on Aluthgamage seeks fresh probe facemask usage BY SARAH HANNAN Ministry, after the general election. such an exercise to understand the ways Mahindananda Aluthgamage could not Aluthgamage made this request after incidents such as match-fixing occur,” be substantiated,” SIU Head SSP Jagath for students Former Sports Minister Mahindananda the SIU had abruptly halted inquiries on Aluthgamage told The Morning. Fonseka told the media last week. With schools starting from Aluthgamage has requested a fresh 3 July. Prior to that, the SIU had called According to the SIU, sufficient “Although it was said that a complaint today, schoolchildren will have investigation into the 2011 World Cup in Aravinda de Silva, Upul Tharanga, evidence had been recorded from the letter had also been sent to the ICC, the to be equipped with either two final match-fixing allegation with the and Kumar Sangakkara for questioning. former cricketers and a final report is ICC itself has not indicated that. The ICC disposable masks or one reusable inclusion of experts in the field of “I am not at all satisfied with the way to be submitted to the Secretary of the hasn’t started their own investigations mask along with a case to store cricket such as the International Cricket this investigation was carried out, as the Sports Ministry. either. All three of the statements we took the latter when removed. Former Sports Minister Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit only authority that was to question the “(Judging) by the three statements provided reasonable explanations (as to Mahindananda (ACU) in addition to the Police Special cricketers was the Police. We should we’ve got, it was clear to us that how that game panned out),” Fonseka said. SEE FULL STORIES Aluthgamage Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Sports ideally have the ICC ACU involved in the 24 points brought forward by Contd. on page 2 ON PAGE 2 2 the morning NEWS Monday, July 6, 2020 Laws will be brought COUNTRY’S RESOURCES forward to prohibit the sale Guidelines issued for persons of the country’s resources, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. accompanying voters with disabilities “As the former President PM vows laws of the country, I initiated and A set of guidelines has been or a polling agent of a political The elector will then be directed carried out the development introduced for persons accompanying party at the parliamentary to the relevant Senior Presiding of the whole country. We voters with disabilities to the 5 election Officer along with the accompanying constructed a port, an airport, prohibiting sale August parliamentary election by y Should not be a person subject person. It is also essential that the an international cricket the Election Commission (EC).
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