CID seizes Rs 75 million

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized money worth of Rs 75 million including foreign currencies belonging to Asoka Thilakaratne, mother of Danuna Thilakaratne in four vaults of a private bank in Colombo.

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Maha Sangha Convention non-political

All Nikayas meet to discuss problems of the Maha Sangha:

The convention of the Maha Sangha to be held next Thursday at the historic Maha Maluwa of the Sri Dalada Maligawa was convened to discuss the problems faced by the Buddhist clergy and not to lend support to any political party or political group, Chief Prelate of the Malawatte Chapter Most Ven Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddharatha Sumangala Maha Nayaka Thera said.

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On President Rajapaksa’s directive:

No more SLFP electoral organizers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena yesterday to abolish the party’s electorate organizer posts and create district party organizer posts and requested all party organizers to work as a team in each district, the SLFP headquarters said.

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The Government decided to use rail services for cargo transport. Here containers loaded at the Colombo Port for rail transport for a better and efficient service. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe

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