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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.

 

 

Lok Sabha Parliament Members from Tamil Nadu having talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi on Wednesday. Ministers GL Peiris and Douglas Devananda, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Dr Mahathir outlines vision for Lanka’s development:

Don’t depend on loans

Encourage foreigners to set up collaborations:

Sri Lanka must not depend solely on borrowings to build the country. It must also encourage foreign countries to set up their businesses here in the nature of collaborations, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

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Novel method to reduce electricity costs:

CEB to unveil off-peak tariff

A special off peak tariff will be offered to electricity consumers who consume electricity during the off peak hours, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

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President meets Tamil Nadu MPs during Indian State visit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Tamil Nadu Parliamentarians yesterday during his visit to India and the Parliamentarians expressed their willingness to cooperate with Sri Lanka in raising the standards of living of the people of the North including the resettled Internally Displaced Persons, a press release from the Presidential Media Division said yesterday.

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Indo-Lanka ties could be an example - Indian President

India and Sri Lanka can forge a bilateral relationship in mutual co-operation which can be taken as an example by the region and at international level, Indian President Prathiba Patil said proposing a toast at the State banquet hosted to visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi Wednesday.

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Cabinet nod for China-Lanka agreement

The Cabinet granted approval for an economic and technical cooperation agreement between China and Sri Lanka, Acting Media and Communication Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

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