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COLOMBO (News 1^st) 1.

Samurdhi officers

launched a

protest

on the access road to parliament in response to the failure of the current government to implement the Samurdhi Officer’s pension scheme. 2.

Addressing the launch of the program

to plant 100,000 ayurvedic plants the President stated that if officials think that strike actions hurt the government, it does not, it only hurts the innocents. 3.

Beneficial Owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited

Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena have been further remanded until the 23rd of August after being produced before the Fort Magistrate. 4.

President

Maithripala Sirisena declared open

the ‘Bosath Mapiya Sevana’ built-in Ethagama, Kalutara to provide shelter to the parents who gave up their children for the benefit of Buddha Sasana. 5.

The National Transport Commission

(NTC) stated sufficient buses have been allocated to fulfill transport needs due to the ongoing train strikes.

6. 

The strike launched by the Government printers employees union

has been temporarily called off.

7.

Two 16-year-old students

who were

assaulted

by their

tuition master

was admitted to the Balangoda base Hospital.

8.

All faculties of the

Rajarata University

have been closed for a duration of three weeks due to the spread of Chickenpox among students.

9

.

Three suspects,

including a woman, have been

arrested

for smuggling Heroin during police raids in Wellampitiya, Borella, and Maharagama.

10

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Parliamentarian Wimalaweera Dissanayake

addressing the Parliament yesterday (August 09) expressed his support for the MP salary increment.