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PS chairman held in bribery case

[July 05 2013]

Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Udeni Atukorala was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for allegedly soliciting a Rs 1.5 million bribe from the Bentara Paradeshiya Sabha chairman. It is reported that he had accepted the bribe to provide a permit to transport soil.

 

Anti-Dengue programmes in Kelaniya schools

[July 01 2013]

Public Health Inspectors attached to the Kelaniya MOH Office have taken steps to launch anti-Dengue programmes in 20 schools under the purview of the Kelaniya MOH Office. The programme will be conducted on the instructions of Kelaniya MOH Dr Wasantha Rajapaksa.

 

Principal dies during training

[June 30 2013]

Raddolugama Pagnananda Madya Maha Vidyalaya Principal W.A.S. Wickramasinghe died following a stroke while exercising in the morning at the Rantambe Cadet Camp. Wickremesinghe, 52, was among the 97 participants in the month long military leadership training programme for school Principals.

 

Senior Minister leaves for Geneva

[June 28 2013]

Senior Minister for International Monetary Co-operation and Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning Dr. Sarath Amunugama will leave for Geneva tomorrow to represent the Sri Lankan Government at the Annual Ministerial Review of the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations

 

President unveils Buddha statue

[June 25 2013]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled a six feet Samadhi Buddha statue erected at the entrance to the Mihintale sacred area concurrent to the 2320 Mihindu Jayanthi commemoration. The President performed the first flower and oil lamp offering to the statue constructed by the Civil Defence Force (CSD).

 

Train crashes into parked lorry, one dead

[June 24 2013]

One died and four passengers were seriously injured when a train bound for Galle crashed into a lorry at Angulana . According to Police sources, the train was packed with rush hour passengers knocked the train when it was parked close to the railway track.

 

Man nabbed with ganja in bag

[June 21 2013]

A 31-year-old male, resident in Paththinigama, Galnewa was arrested by Galnewa Police on afternoon while carrying 1.508 kgs of ganja hidden in a travelling bag after alighting from a Colombo-Anuradhapura bus at Paththinigama junction.

 

 

Parliamentary General Election 2010 - Results

President Mahinda Rajapaksa with the new Cabinet of Ministers. Picture by Chaminda Hittetige

The newly appointed Deputy Ministers with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne. Picture by Chaminda Hittetiye

Solid waste, money spinner now:

Invest in waste management

Authority will support joint ventures:

The Waste Management Authority (WMA) wants the private sector to invest in mass scale waste related business ventures in the Western Province under Public Private Partnership programs (PPPs).

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President tells Ministers, Deputy Ministers:

Be dedicated

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday appealed to new Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers to dedicate themselves to fulfill the people’s aspirations. Addressing the newly appointed Cabinet and Deputy Ministers at the Presidential Secretariat after the swearing-in ceremony, President Rajapaksa stressed that the masses gave an overwhelming majority to the Government with much expectations and they need to be accomplished to fulfill the people’s aspirations.

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Constitutional reforms first priority

The Government’s first priority will be to add reforms to the Constitution to accelerate development programs as mentioned in the Mahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma policy program, SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena said. Changes to the proportional representation electoral system will be brought to create opportunities for voters to elect their representative from their own electorates, he added.

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Old and new faces in new Cabinet

The first post war Cabinet was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. Thirty seven UPFA members including Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa and NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa are included in the Cabinet.

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