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(Colombo-Lankapuvath) A man has been killed by a wild elephant today (18) morning at the D2 Ela junction in Aralaganwila, Police said.
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Wild elephant kills man
Sri Lanka to abolish duty free vessel imports
(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Introducing a much sought after measure of relief to Sri Lanka’s boating industry, the country will now introduce tax on boat imports that are largely duty free. “The duty free boat imports were allowed by the government in the aftermath of the Tsunami to re-build the fishing industry. But this has now adversely affected the overall boating industry since many vessels, including sub-standard boats, are imported duty free, dealing a blow to our $ 500 Mn boating industry’s competitive advantage. Having listened to the representations made by the representatives of the boating industry, I together with my officials have now decided to introduce taxes on boat imports from 2013 so that the emerging sector can forge ahead successfully” revealed Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce .
“With the consultation of the Ministry of Finance, my officials will start formulating the relevant proposals targeting the 2013 Budget” Minister Bathiudeen added.
Minister Bathiudeen announced this in the aftermath of inaugurating the third international boat show Boat Show to be held in the country. Called Boat Show 2012, the event opened on 18 May at the BMICH Convention Hall in Colombo to a large number of boating industry players and buyers along with boating enthusiast and industry professionals from many countries. The first ever “Boat Show Sri Lanka” was held in 2008 drawing more than 8000 local and nternational visitors.
According to the organisers Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute Lanka (GTE) Ltd (BTI) and the Professional Exhibition Organizer is Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd, the Boat Show 2012 is South Asia’s most focused and largest international boat exhibition.
A large number of boating industry players and buyers along with boating enthusiast and industry professionals from different countries such as India, Pakistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Singapore, South Korea, China, Germany, Netherlands, UK, USA among others, are scheduled to take part in this international event. Also on display were Sri Lanka Navy’s commercial boating ventures.
Mysterious death of hotel worker
(Colombo-Lankapuvath) A member of staff of the Hotel Kandalama in Dambulla has been died at the hotel premises in a mysterious manner yesterday , Police said.
Police investigations over the mysterious death were in progress and the post mortem was being held, added Dambulla Police.
The victim was 42 year old Ananda Herath Karunarathne, a resident of Kinissa area.
169 kg of cannabis found from Wilpattu
(Colombo-Lankapuvath) 169 KGs of cannabis were discovered from the Wilpattu Forest by the police at Rajanganaya .
Suspects are yet to be arrested.
Meanwhile, a suspect with 10g and 150mg of heroin had been arrested near the Pengiriwatta railway cross road in Mirihana by the Mirihana Police.
The suspect, after having been produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate Court, was remanded till May 28, Mirihana Police added.
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