Former High Court Judge Tissa Ekanayake took oaths as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga was also present.

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SEOUL - the good city

Leaving the verdant tropical isle that we call our home and home and cruising at 850 Kilometers per hour at an elevation of over 10,000 meters for almost ten hours with a slight stop over at Changi airport, Singapore the giant metallic bird touched down smoothly at the runaway and taxied to the Incheon International Airport, Seoul on a bright sunny morning.

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Govt to buy Shell Gas

* Cabinet OK granted for negotiations

* Privatised State assets to be re-vested

The Government intends to purchase majority stakes in the Shell Gas Lanka Ltd. The multinational company, Shell bought the State owned LP Gas monopoly concern few years back. The decision followed representations made by Shell Gas to the Government that they intend to exit from LP Gas business in Sri Lanka due to restructuring of its business worldwide, Mass Media and Communications Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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Britain applauds appointment of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

Parliamentary Under-secretary for the UK Foreign Office, Alistair Burt applauded the Sri Lankan government for acting on their promise to the UN and setting up the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. He said British Prime Minister David Cameron has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to express British support for this Commission.

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New engine booster introduced

A dry cell hydrogen - engine enhancement equipment which uses water invented by W.A. Keerthi R. de Silva was launched at the Government Information Department auditorium yesterday. According to de Silva, the new equipment saves petrol or diesel upto 40 to 50 percent and also increases the engine performance.

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Nation marks Victory Day

The three armed forces will commemorate the first anniversary of the victory over LTTE terrorists with a special parade at Galle Face Green, Colombo and a salutation ceremony opposite the War Heroes Memorial at Parliament Grounds, Sri Jayawardhanapura, Kotte today.

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Over 5,000 destroyed annually:

Turtles doomed in Lanka

Turtles in Sri Lanka are threatened with extinction due to callous human activities in the coastal belt, Turtle Conservation Project Chairman Thushan Kapurusinghe said . The large-scale coral destruction for lime production has deprived the sea turtles of their natural rich food areas in the sea.

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