Family of pickpockets arrested!
A man who got into buses with wife and three children and then stole mobile phones and wallets of passengers was arrested along with 5,200 milligrams of heroin, the Piliyandala Police said.During the interrogation of the suspect, police found nearly 20 stolen mobile phones worth over Rs.1 million.
Piliyandala Crimes OIC IP Dinesh Hettiarachchi, who has been paying attention to several complaints received from youths and school children regarding the loss of mobile phones in buses, has arrested the suspect in Miriswatta based on CCTV footage.A police officer said that the wife and three children were with the suspect at the time of his arrest, and the three children had started crying requesting not to take their father away.The 33-year-old suspect, a resident of Pothupitiya in Wadduwa, failed to give a valid reason as to why he was in Piliyandala with his wife and children.
Investigations revealed that the mobile phones of school children and women in buses were stolen meticulously by the suspect along Route No. 138 Homagama-Pettah and Route No. 296 Piliyandala-Maharagama.Police said that they were able to find the stolen mobile phones which had been sold at a very low price in Badowita, Mt.Lavinia and Pettah.
The suspect will be produced in the Kesbewa Magistrate’s Court.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing.
The availability of concessional assistance, offered at low interest rates, broadens Sri Lanka’s options to bridge its urgent development financing needs to restore economic stability and deliver essential services, particularly to the poor and vulnerable, the Philippines-based regional development bank said in a press release.
Eligibility for concessional resources among the ADB’s developing member countries is based on gross national income per capita and creditworthiness.
ADB explained that its decision was considered based on a request from the Sri Lanka government in view of the severe and unprecedented economic crisis that has reversed hard-won development gains.
“ADB is committed to further enhancing its support for the people of Sri Lanka as the country responds to this deep crisis that has severely undermined their livelihoods and well-being,” said ADB Director General for South Asia, Kenichi Yokoyama. “The availability of concessional assistance will help Sri Lanka to lay the foundation for economic recovery and sustained, inclusive growth.”
Thus, Sri Lanka is now eligible for ADB support including concessional and market-based financing, technical assistance, policy advice, and knowledge solutions that together comprise a comprehensive suite of options to address the crisis.
The ADB notes that access to concessional financing will also ease debt servicing pressures through more favourable lending terms.
The Parliamentary Business Committee has decided to debate the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill in Parliament on June 21.
The decision was taken when the committee convened under the patronage of Speaker of House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe in April tabled the Anti-Corruption Bill in Parliament.
The Bill proposed to give effect to certain provisions of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and other Internationally recognized norms, standards, and best practices; to provide for the establishment of an Independent Commission to detect and investigate allegations of bribery, corruption and offences related to the declaration of assets and liabilities and associated offences, and to direct the institution of and institute prosecutions for offences of Bribery, Corruption and offences related to the declaration of assets and liabilities and other associated offences; to promote and advance the prevention of corrupt practices; to educate and raise awareness amongst the public to combat corruption; to repeal the Bribery Act (Chapter 26), the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act, No. 19 of 1994 and the declaration of assets and liabilities Law, No. 1 of 1975 and related matters.
The Bill was subsequently challenged in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court then determined that certain clauses of the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution.
Mr. Sudath Chandreskara has resigned from the position of Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and from the membership of the National Sports Council.
Responding to ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’, Mr. Chandrasekara said that he had handed over the resignation letter today (08).
Noting that he is dejected due to the conduct of former Test captain – Arjuna Ranatunga, who is the chairman of the National Sports Council, Mr. Chandrasekara said that he decided to resign as he cannot see eye to eye on certain aspects and due to the non existence of a suitable working environment to work with a clear mind.
