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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 handed over 25 houses built under the Api Wenuwen Api concept at Senarath Gama in Kandy to war heroes and their family members yesterday. Here President Rajapaksa hands over a gift to a daughter of a war hero. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Defence Ministry Seva Vanith President Ayoma Rajapaksa are also in the picture. Picture by Sudath Silva

THINAKARAN Jaffna - Colombo Super Luxury Bus Service

Upgrading hotels and enhancing room capacity:

Tourism sector invests $ 10 b

Annual earnings to surpass US$ 500 m:

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is gearing to face the increase of tourist arrivals by investing US$ 10 billion to enhance the room capacity and upgrade the hotels. It is necessary to carry out brand building and image enhancement activities. Brand development is needed to improve credibility, dependability, believability and acceptability in the minds of the tourists, Jetwing Hotels Ltd Chairman Hiran Cooray said.

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Customs bare Rs 5 b tax fraud

The Customs has bared a Rs. 5 billion plus tax fraud involving a leading vehicle importer in the country. Investigations into the scam has uncovered that the organization involved in vehicle imports has produced fraudulent documents to the Customs to evade tax.

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Tsunami mock drill in 14 districts

A Disaster Management Centre (DMS) initiated tsunami simulation exercise (mock drill) will be conducted tomorrow from 3.00 pm in 14 villages in 14 separate districts. DMC Director General Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi said the tsunami warning towers in the 14 villages will be used during the exercise.

 

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India releases 20 Lankan fishermen, 12 trawlers

Indian authorities released 20 Sri Lankan fishermen and their 12 trawlers which were earlier seized on charges of breaching maritime boundaries. The Sri Lankan fishermen with their trawlers had been arrested on three separate occasions, twice in Vishakapatnam on December 8, 2009 (six trawlers) and March 9, 2010 (four trawlers) and once in Thuththukudi on June 15, 2010 (two trawlers).

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