The Government's National Executive Council (NEC) has proposed to introduce a new mechanism to investigate complaints regarding bribery and corruption, Peoples' Liberation Front (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. The proposal discussed at Tuesday's meeting of NEC with leaders of the political parties in the country. One of the committee's proposal is to appoint a senior superior superintendent of police as the head of the investigation team and it will consist officials of Attorney General (AG) Department and Crime Investigation Division (CID), Mr.Dissanayaka, who is a member of the committee said. The decision follows as there are constitutional restrictions when removing the members of Bribery Commission. He said since the Chairman of the Commission to investigate bribery or corruption is also facing bribery charges but he can not be removed due to the constitutional restrictions. "It is best that he resigns on his own," he added. Meanwhile the committee also has discussed on preventing the dissolution of parliament before completing 4 1/2 years in its term unless there is a crisis.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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