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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Yanovych Azarov yesterday. Picture by Sudath Silva

Rajatha Dekma, a photographic exhibition by Sudath Silva held at the Chamber of Commerce in Kiev on June 30 was opened by Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce Chairman Skripchenko Sergey. Here President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Yanukovich viewing the exhibition. Sri Lankan Ambassador in Russia Udayanga Weeratunga was also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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GFHG in Rs 650 m refurbishment plan

Three hotels to be upgraded :

The Galle Face Hotel Group (GFHG) will embark on a major development and expansion drive under the Ceylon Hotel Corporation cluster to re-position the group’s properties. The envisaged cost of the refurbishment program is around Rs 650 million.

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UN Panel on Sri Lanka:

It’s intimidation, says Dr Kohona

The panel of experts on Sri Lanka to advice UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon was an attempt to intimidate the weak and meek nations but was not called for by the member states of the UN body, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona told Daily News yesterday.

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Ukraine extends space technology know-how to Lanka

Ukraine will take steps to extend its space technology know-how to Sri Lanka Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Yanovych Azarov told President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. He said Ukraine already has a similar exchange program with Brazil and it hopes to involve Sri Lanka too in such a program in the future.

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Sri Lanka can handle its own problems - China

China said Thursday it believes the Sri Lankan government and people are capable of handling their own problems. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks at a press conference in response to questions relating to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s recent appointment of members to a panel considering the recent conflict in Sri Lanka.

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Former Deputy Minister remanded

Former SLFP Deputy Minister Chandana Kathriarachchi was remanded by the Colombo High Court over his alleged involvement in the murder of Kasturiarchige Don Chandrarathne in the Piliyandala Kesbawa area on August 24, 1996. The case was taken up before High Court Judge Kumudini Wickramasinghe.

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