Quick Look

The Third Summit of the SAARC Ministers of Internal and Home Affairs concluded In Islamabad, Pakistan with a proposal to set up a regional Police Unit, named SAARCPOLE. SAARCPOLE is to be the South Asian counterpart of INTERPOL. Here Public Management Reforms Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka who represented Sri Lanka at the Summit with SAARC General Secretary Shil Kanth Sharma. Delegates from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka attended the Summit.

Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Guest Speaker at the Fourth Key Persons’ Forum speaking on ‘Creating favourable business environment by maintaining law and order’ at the Colombo Hilton Residence (JAIC). The forum was organized by the Small and Medium Enterprise Developers in partnership with Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka and Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya visited Kandy on the eve of the Poson festival and paid homage to the sacred Tooth Relic at Kandy and called on the Mahanayake Thera’s of Asgiriya and Malwatte chapters. Here the army Commander with Mahanayake of the Asgiriya chapter Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddarakkitha Thera

Ruhuna Science Faculty reopens today

Ruhuna University Science Faculty will reopen today while the re-opening of the Anthropology Faculty and Management and Finance Faculty will be decided at a meeting tomorrow.

These faculties were closed due to a conflict between students.

A’pura schools reopen

Amila Prabath Wanasinghe

Twenty seven schools in the Anuradhapura district closed for Poson festival will open today.

These schools were closed to provide accommodation to Security Forces personnel in Anuradhapura during Poson, Provincial Education Director H. K. M. Jinapala said.

Guest lecture

A guest lecture on ‘Transistors to lasers - then and now’ by Prof. A. G. Unil Perera (Professor of Physics and Associate Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA) will be held Monday June 28 at 4 p.m. at SLAAS auditorium, 120/10, Wijerama Road, Colombo 7. All are welcome.

The lecture is organized jointly by the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka, and the SLAAS Section E-1 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the laser invention (1960-2010).

Thurusaviya meeting

A meeting will be held for the Kegalle district Thurusaviya union officials today under the patronage of Thurusaviya fund chairman W.D.D.C. Dissanayaka at the Kegalle Town Hall.

The meeting will brief the officials on the five-year development plan of the Thurusaviya Fund Program. Officials of 62, District Thurusaviya unions will participate at this meeting.

Kegalle Rubber Development Deputy Director A.V. Swarnalatha and all the Rubber Development officers will participate.

Inter-school drama competition - 2010

Applications are invited for the Inter-school Drama Competition - 2010 organized annually by the National Heritage and Cultural Affairs Ministry in collaboration with the Education Ministry and the Tower Hall Foundation.

All schools are eligible to participate in the competition held in Sinhala medium under three categories- short drama, long drama and Nurthigeetha.

Applications and scenes details could be obtained by sending a letter addressed to the Director General, Tower Hall Foundation, Savusiripaya, 123, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07 or by presence.

The envelop should be marked “Interschool Drama Competition - 2010” on the top left hand corner of the envelope. Applications are accepted up to July 16, the Tower Hall Foundation said.

Sea Sunday service

The Mission to Seafarers “Sea Sunday” service will be held at St. Peter’s Church Colombo 1, adjoining Police Headquarters and Grand Oriental Hotel on Sunday July 11 at 10.00 a.m.

The officient at this service will be the Colombo Archdeacon Venerable Chrisantha Mendis assisted by Rev. Chandran Crispus and Rev. Malinda De Mel. The preacher will be Rev. Chandran Crispus vicar of St. Peter’s Church Fort.

The Sri Lanka Navy band and the cathedral choir will also be in attendance.

Liberal leaders for Presidential inauguration

Liberal Party of Sri Lanka Leader Kamal Nissanka and International Secretary of the Liberal Party Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha MP left to Manila to participate in the oath making and inauguration of President elect Benigno Simeon Aquino III as the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Man hacked to death

Bandula Guansekara and T.K. Ariyadasa, Malimbada group corr.

A father of five aged 48 year was hacked to death at Athu-ela in Pitabeddara.

The victim, Ethideva Ranasinghe Dhanapala (48) was a resident of the Yovun Gammanaya in Athu-ela, Pitabeddara.

The Pitabeddara Police are investigating.