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THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020 Latest Edition Vol: 10/012 Price : Rs 30.00 HIGHLIGHTS THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020 LatEst EDITION VOL: 10/012 PRICE : Rs 30.00 In Sports I think I’m doing my job perfectly: We accept the Thisara challenge to uplift Thisara Perera seems to have rediscovered himself lately, and it can the economy be seen at the Lanka Premier League. So far, everything he touches is – PM Mahinda Rajapaksa turning into gold, be it batting,... A16 PAGE B13 Mahara Prison Riot Legal action soon Cyclone‘Burevi’ Enters SL against 175 inmates BY THAMEENAH RAZEEK AND KUMUDU UPUL SHANTHA Cyclonic winds Strong gusty winds expected to The Prisons Department will take legal action against 25 inmates who initiated the riot at the Mahara Prison and another 150 who aided and from 80 to 90 kmph be from 60 to 70 kmph today abetted. Prisons Commissioner (Administration), Chandana Ekanayake, yesterday (2) claimed that BY NAALIR JAMALDEEN However, the strong gusty winds are the group of inmates who initiated and supported expected to be from 60 to 70 kilometres the riot have already been identified. The Meteorology Department, yesterday per hour (kmph) today (3) in these (2), warned that the cyclonic storm aforesaid regions. ‘Burevi’ formed over the South-West of The Meteorology Department added Bay of Bengal is located near the island of that the wind velocity is expected to drop Sri Lanka and entered the country from from 30 to 40 kilometres per hour (kmph) Trincomalee and Point Pedro close to at times tomorrow in the aforesaid Mullaitivu. regions, except for the Sabaragamuwa This cyclonic storm with a wind force Province and in some other provinces, from 80 to 90 kilometres per hour (kmph) where wind velocity is expected to be 50 moved nearly westwards and thereafter to 60 kilometres per hour (kmph) at will emerge into the Gulf of Mannar today times. (3) morning, according to the Met Meanwhile, Trincomalee District Department. Secretary, Saman Dharshana, stated The Department said, due to this yesterday that measures had been taken change in the atmosphere, the storm was to send nearly 40,000 persons in the Story Continued on PAGE 2 expected to surge up to one metre height coastal areas in the Trincomalee District above astronomical tide and is likely to to safer ground. inundate low-lying coastal areas from The District Secretary said those who Trincomalee to Kankesanturai and from refused to move were persuaded by PUCSL to be closed? Pooneryn to Puttalam. security forces to move to safer ground. The strong gusty winds were expected He said they were sent to temples, BY GAGANI WEERAKOON to be from 80 to 100 kilometres per hour schools and mosques in the region. Steps (kmph) in the Northern, North-Central, have been taken to provide them with The Government is apparently taking measures to Eastern, North-Western, Western, food and other facilities, the District close the country's utility regulator, the Public Central and other provinces. Secretary added. Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), under the pretext of “creating an efficient work Story Continued on PAGE 2 environment to implement the power generation plan which has been lagging behind for some time.” The PUCSL, as a regulatory body, prevented the Mahara Prison unrest Lohan gets another Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) from increasing the Beware of fake electricity tariff since 2014. It also prevented a State Ministry number of corrupt mega power deals as well as COVID-19 vaccines Nine dead found private power purchasing agreements. – Interpol State Minister Lohan COVID-19 positive Ratwatte has been Story Continued on PAGE 2 BY SULOCHANA RAMIAH MOHAN appointed as State BY THAMEENAH RAZEEK Minister of Prison Interpol has issued a warning to all 194 Management and COPE orders all Ministry Secys countries on organised crime networks Nine inmates who died during the Mahara Prisoners’ targeting COVID-19 vaccines, selling them Prison unrest tested positive for COVID-19 Rehabilitation. both physically and online, as the World following the post-mortem examination. He was sworn in Submit annual Health Organization is coming closer to The Director of the Ragama Teaching before President approval and global distribution of the Hospital, Dr. Shelton Perera said the Gotabaya Rajapaksa vaccine. polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests at the Presidential reports on time Interpol has also advised members of the carried out on 1 December on the bodies Secretariat yesterday public to take special care when going had revealed that they had contracted the (2). The Chairman of the online to search for medical equipment or Virus. The Hospital authorities conducted Ratwatte is also State Minister of Gem Committee on Public medicines. PCR tests on the other deceased yesterday and Jewellery-related Industries. Enterprises (COPE), Dr. The Interpol ‘Orange Notice’ outlines (2). Charitha Herath, has potential criminal activity in relation to the Eleven inmates died in the incident, while informed Secretaries to falsification, theft and illegal advertising of more than 100 including two Prison officials Ministries, in writing, that all COVID-19 and flu vaccines,... sustained injuries. Government institutions Claiming to spread COVID-19 should submit their Annual Story Continued on Reports to Parliament within PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Mahara jailor the stipulated time. embraces prison Accordingly, Secretaries Noted gangster Slave Island Station Master have been informed that COVID-19 positive guards causing chaos Chairmen/Heads of the Dharmasiri to be Institutions coming under Train commuters 500 new Prison Guards to be recruited the purview of the respective extradited from UAE BY M.C. PERERA AND KEErtHI Ministries should submit their Annual Reports to – SLSMU MENDIS Parliament within 150 days after the close of the BY CHAMARA AMARASURIYA AND at risk financial year, as per the guidelines issued by the KEErtHI MENDIS A complaint has been lodged with the BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE AND Public Enterprises Department of the Ministry of Meegoda Police Station on 1 December, of a BUDDHIKA SAMARAWEERA Finance. Police Media Spokesman, DIG Ajith jailor, on a charge of embracing a few of the Rohana said measures are being taken by guards at the Watareka Prison claiming Story Continued on Police to extradite noted gangster General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Station that he was out to spread COVID-19 after PAGE 2 Dharmasiri Perera from the United Arab Masters' Union (SLSMU), Kasun Chamara, he had been sent on a special assignment Emirates where he had been arrested said train passengers who arrived at the in the aftermath of the Mahara Prison Attack on Hettipola shops while being in hiding. Slave Island Railway Station, which has unrest. Sources said not stopping at that, Perera has been charged with the since been closed, were at critical risk, as a he had also visited the restrooms of the murder of politician Ranjan de Silva, Station Master serving there had tested officers before proceeding to sleep in their Nalin wanted father of Cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva. positive for COVID-19 a few days ago. beds. suspects released Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 – SSP Hewavitharana BY BUDDHIKA SAMARAWEERA Former Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara had, during a meeting with Police Officers and certain other parties, requested that several suspects arrested for allegedly attacking properties belonging to Muslims in Hettipola in May 2019, be released. This was disclosed when SSP Oshan Hewavitharana, who was in charge of the Kuliyapitiya Police Division at that time, testified CID begins probe on Mahara Prison unrest before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings on 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, BY CHAMARA AMARASURIYA from the Chief Jailor were recorded inmates. A special inquiry into the stored in the Prison Hospital yesterday (2). as part of its ongoing probe into the Prison riot has been launched by which had been earmarked to be He said there were signs of unrest in the area by The CID yesterday commenced clash that took place at the Prison the CID on the instructions of the given to patients with mental early May. On 12 May 2019, I was informed that an questioning the Chief Jailor of the premises on 29 November. IGP. illnesses, as well as on the unidentified group had asked Muslim businessmen Mahara Prison. They added that statements had The CID is also investigating the conduct of a doctor in the Prison to close their shops in Dummalasuriya, he added. CID sources said statements also been recorded from a few 21,000 tablets that had been Hospital. Story Continued on PAGE 2 A2 THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020 NEWS To punish defaulting State officials HRCSL urges Establishment Code changes The Human Rights Commission of recommendation to implement the prevent this situation, the inclusion Commission on the action taken or reporting to the Commission is not Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has forwarded a said recommendation or to report to of provisions in the Establishments intended to be taken to enforce that sufficient at the discretion of the letter to the Minister of Public the Commission on the action taken Code for disciplinary action against recommendation within the time Commission, it shall be reported to Services, Provincial Councils and in that regard. defaulting Government officials, specified therein, if there are the President. Also, when the Local Government Janaka Bandara ‘However, some Government would be more effective,’ the letter. reasonable reasons why it is difficult recommendation made by the HRCSL Tennakoon, regarding the officials do not implement the Accordingly, the HRCSL added that or impossible to report the action or is disregarded by an authority amendment of the Establishment Commission’s recommendations and the following provision is suitable to to implement the recommendation, referred to in Chapter XLVII of Part II Code to remove the difficulties in fail to report on the action taken.
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