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Buddhist talk

Ven Ayagama Susila Thera will deliver a public talk on "The Arahath" in English at the meeting on the Servants of Buddha Society to be held at the Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya on July 31 at 4.30 p.m.

Parisara Harasara

The Parisara Harasara educational exhibition will be held at the Army School in Panagoda, Homagama today and tomorrow.

The exhibition will be open to the public from 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

The Principal, teachers and students of the school has organized the exhibition.

Pre-Ramazan sale

The Zahira College, Colombo Group of 80 will organize a Pre-Ramazan Sale at Zahira College premises on August 7 from 3.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. and August 8 from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.

It will include trade stalls, food stalls, children play areas, entertainment, cookery demonstration, free health hedical zone.

Bahrain donates dates for Ramazan

Bahrain Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa has sent a consignment of 20 MT of dates to be distributed among Muslims during the Ramazan. This donation was in response to a request by Disaster Management Minister A.H.M. Fowzie to the Prime Minister on June 8. Minister Fowzie expressed gratitude to the Bahrain Prime Minister and the people on behalf of the President and the people of Sri Lanka for the relationship between the two countries.

New acting Minister

President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed H.R. Mithrapala as Acting Livestock and Rural Community Development Minister. This appointment was made till Livestock and Rural Community Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman who is presently abroad returns to the country.

Maternity-childcare Unit opening

The fully equipped two storeyed Maternity-childcare Unit constructed by the Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera Foundation at a cost of Rs 15 million for the Ratnapura General Hospital will be opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at 10.00 a.m.

Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnananada Thera, Health Minister Maithreepala Sirisena, Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W D J Seneviratne will participate.

Arrested for harassing fishermen

Matara Roving corr.

Weligama Police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly threatening seven coastal fishermen and cutting and removing fishing nets laid by them along the Mirissa Coast on Tuesday.

Police also recovered parts of nets found in their possession.

The suspects were due to be produced in Court.

Drug dealer arrested

Matale district group corr

A drug dealer was arrested by Dambulla police with four packets of heroin at the Mirisgoniyawa area. Police said the suspect was one of the drug dealers in the Dambulla area.

He was produced before Dambulla Magistrate Maheshika Danansuriya and remanded.

'My Sacrifice was for party unity'

The funeral of Rienzi Algama who died by setting himself ablaze opposite the UNP headquarters Sirikotha was held at his residence in Matara yesterday.

UNP MPs and many other party activists gathered to pay their last respect to the long time party supporter. Before his death he had stated the reason for his action was his growing disappointment with the disunity in the UNP and its bleak future.

He was against ousting Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.

While in hospital he was reported to have said that his sacrifice is to set an example to create unity among party supporters.

Algama, aged 60, father of three, was a full-time activist of the United National Party for more than 29 years. SB

 Sri Sumangala - AGM

General Meeting of the Old Pupils' Association of Sri Sumangala Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Urugamuwa will be held on August 1 at 10 a.m. at the school auditorium. Among items in the agenda are the election of office bearers and centenary celebrations of the school.

Book launch, lecture

The first annual lecture to commemorate the late veteran artiste Tissa Abeysekera will be held today (29) at 3.30 p.m. at the cinema hall of the National Film Corporation under the patronage of NFC Chairman Kumar Abeysinghe. The commemorative lecture will be delivered by well-known author Amarahewa Maddhuma.

A book edited by Sunil Mihindukula titled ‘Cinema Sanskruthika Prangdhaya’ comprising some of the works of Tissa Abeysekera will also be launched on this occasion.

AGM

The 55th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Forest Officers’ Union will be held at the auditorium of the Railway Department Headquarters on July 29 from 9.30 a.m. onwards. The Chief Guest will be Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.

Book launch

T.D. Kanakkahewa’s biography of veteran Left Leader and former Communist Party General Secretary K P Silva titled Doovillen Mathuvu Viplavavaadiyekuge Kathaava will be launched at the auditorium of the New Town Hall, Colombo on July 30 at 3 p.m. Dr Michael Fernando will deliver a special lecture at this occasion.

SLLA seminar in Jaffna

Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) will conduct a one-day seminar at the Jaffna Public Library Auditorium on July 30.

‘Libraries; access to information and empowering people’ is the theme of the seminar. Jaffna Municipal Council Mayor will be the Chief Guest. About 75 librarians from university, school and local government sectors will attend the seminar.

SLLA has organized the seminar in collaboration with the Jaffna Public Library to commemorate the SLLA Golden Jubilee.

Chemistry Quiz

The written Australian Chemistry Quiz Competition in schools, arranged by the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon will be held to Year 11 and 12 students on July 31 at 10am.

The examinations will be held in 41 centres. About 140 schools are participating in this examination. Awards and certificates will be given to those who do well in the examination.