Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has been issued summons to appear before the Presidential Commission probing state sector corruption on July 8.
I.M.K.B. Illangasinghe, Education Ministry Director (Supplies) told the Presidential Commission today (Jun 24) that the Minister had instructed his colour photo to be published along with his message on all school text books.
As a result, it was revealed that the government had to incur an additional cost of around Rs 160 million in order to print a page containing the colour image of the Minister.
Mr. Illasinghe also told the Commission that the government prints around 40 million text books per year and that the printing of this special page had costed Rs 4 each.
A complaint against the printing of these text books had been filed by parlimentarian Wijedasa Rajapaksa.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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