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SriLankan Airlines official held on remand - Massive racket busted by CID: 25 remanded for having forged Lankan passports with British visas by Sarath Malalasekera Twenty five persons who attempted to travel on forged Sri Lankan
passports to the UK via Maldives and a SriLankan Airlines official were
remanded yesterday by the Negombo Magistrate. Six children who were with
the 25 adults were handed over to the National Child Protection Authority. Security tightened in New York to welcome leaders from Manjula Fernando in New York Security in the City of New York has been beefed to welcome world
leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which opens
on September 21. According to Sri Lanka's permanent mission in New York,
56 Heads of state, 24 Heads of Government and 89 Foreign Ministers are
scheduled to attend the UNGA this year. OPEC funds for development projects by Jayasiri Munasinghe Sri Lanka has gained concessions from the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) for payments towards crude oil purchases,
Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said yesterday. Dr. Amunugama, who
briefed the media on his recent tour to Vienna, said OPEC has agreed to
grant a grace period of up to one year for crude oil payments. Peace village at Illukpitiya, a beacon of hope for country - PM Message from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on the completion today
of phase one of Sri Lanka's first Peace Village in Illukpitiya - a project
launched by Business and Professional Women (Sri Lanka). "It is with
immense pleasure that I send this message on an occasion, which I believe,
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