Dangerous car ride on Southern expressway under investigation; vehicle traced to Ampitiya, Kandy-by Norman Palihawadane Source:Island An investigation has been launched, on a directive of Highways Minister Johnston Fernando, to trace the driver of a vehicle driven in a reckless manner on the Southern Expressway recently. Minister Fernando instructed Secretary to the Ministry R. W. R. Pemasiri to inform police to investigate some pictures and a video posted on Facebook showing a group of youth travelling in a car dangerously. ...
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Johnston says no opposition in the world can match Sri Lanka’s when it comes to hypocrisy Source:Island Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando says that there is no Opposition in other parliaments that could match Sri Lanka’s when it comes to hypocrisy. Speaking at ceremony to hand over letters of appointment to newly recruited superintendents of the Road Development Authority, at his Ministry the Minister said: “Our government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given 40,000 jobs. In the second phase we will give jobs to 60,000 more and that would complete the pledge that we made to give 100,000 jobs. The Opposition would not see such work but goes repeating the same allegation that we do nothing. In addition, we are giving jobs to 67,000 graduates who are still unemployed. We do not consider political background of those unemployed graduates when giving jobs to them. President Rajapaksa will ...
