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Vehicle thefts on the rise The Crimes Division of Western Province North yesterday warned people visiting Dehiwela Zoo, Nawaloka Hospital and the National Hospital to safeguard their vehicles from robbers since an increasing number of vehicles are being stolen from above mentioned areas. The latest arrest was made this week when two suspects along with two vans were taken into custody by the unit. The investigations so far revealed that an organised group of around eight are carrying out vehicle thefts in places where vehicles are parked outside Dehiwela Zoo, Nawaloka Hospital and General Hospital. The "standard method" used by the gang is to break open the door with use of a "all purpose key". The older locks would easily break open, IP R. M. P. D. Ratnayaka told the Daily News yesterday. He advised the visitors to park their vehicles close by and to fix any broken or older locks which can easily be accessed vehicle thieves. Six suspects of the eight member gang are still at large. World class time management seminar The well-known Time Management (Timex) seminar will be presented at World Class level by Mansoor Ghouse, Management Trainer and Coach on June 10 at the Continental Hotel, Colombo. Sponsored by the Lions Club of Colombo (Host) in aid of its many community service projects, Timex now bears comparison with the Time Management seminars that are a standard feature in the management training landscape of developed countries. Mansoor Ghouse presents novel and fresh thinking on the management of time which should be the first priority of every effective manager. Peter Trucker, world-renowned as Mr. Management of the 20th century, declared that the management of Time must come before the management of Work. Nevertheless, most managers just do work as it comes without thought for a planned approach designed to put first things first. Just one technique demonstrated in the seminar offering a simple way of establishing priorities is alone worth the cost of the seminar! The unique risk-free guarantee of a full refund in the event of any dissatisfaction, no questions asked is assurance that the contents of the event, and the state-of-the-art technologies used to deliver it, will amply meet the needs of a wide spectrum of management. A full colour brochure and more information are available from Lion Inayet Akbarally on 697151. He needs your help L.L Cyril (50) of 4/1, Third Stage, Niwanthipura, Mirihana, Nugegoda is suffering from an acute heart disease, (coronary ischemic disease) and Dr. Y.K.M. Lahie, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon has recommended an urgent heart surgery to save his life. The surgery to be done at a private hospital in Colombo is estimated to cost Rs. 2,85,000. In addition he is required to deposit another Rs. 40,000 on admission to meet any unanticipated expenditure. Mr. Cyril's daugher L.L. Nishanthi says their family is unable to foot this bill due to their present economic plight and requests philanthropists and the general public to assist her father's cause by remitting their financial contributions to account number 01742070573101 at the Peoples Bank, Nugegoda branch. IAEA meeting in Colombo The Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) will host the 25th National Representatives' Meeting of the Regional Cooperative Agreement of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Galadari Hotel, Colombo from May 26th - 28th. The RCA is a regional agreement for multilateral cooperation among Member States in the Asia and the Pacific Region under the aegis of the IAEA. Governed by an inter-governmental agreement, the RCA promotes and co-ordinates co-operative research, development and training in nuclear science and technology to address regional needs through the national research institutes. Delegates of 17 Member countries will attend the meeting, an AEA news release said. Between 1987-1999, a total of 55 projects at a cost of US$ 32 million were implemented through the RCA programme in the various sectors.As for Sri Lanka, Human Tissue Bank, non destructive evaluations in industry, air pollution monitoring and use of tracers for Dam Safety are a few of the projects that are being successfully continued. Sri Lanka joined the RCA Programme in 1976 and hosted the RCA meeting of the National Representatives in 1987. This is the second occasion that Sri Lanka is hosting the annual meeting. Dr. D. A. Nethsinghe, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the AEA will inaugurate the meeting and Prof. Rohini Hewamanna, Chairperson of the AEA will function as the Chairman of the meeting, Dr. Peter Salema, Director Africa, Asia and the Pacific Division and Dr. M. N. Razley, Head Asia Pacific Division of the Department of Technical Cooperation will represent the IAEA. |
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