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.

Helping hand : Flood survivors
Pakistani flood survivors try to catch bags of food from an army helicopter in Lal Pir. Pakistan evacuated families threatened with fresh floods, as heavy rains worsened the disaster in its second week, with up to 15 million people already affected. AFP

Colombo Port:

Container handling up in first half

There is a significant growth in container (TEUs) handling in Colombo port during fist six months of this year. There has been a growth in the volumes by 25 percent for the first six months compared to the corresponding period last year.

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Lankans among 76 nabbed in Mexico

*No proof they were in country legally

*All sent for possible deportation

A group of 76 undocumented immigrants from Central America and Sri Lanka were rescued with signs of dehydration from inside a semi-trailer left abandoned in the southeastern state of Chiapas, Mexico an official source said. The semi-trailer was found on the Villaflores-Ocozocoautla highway, the Chiapas delegation of the federal Attorney-General’s Office said.

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Kandy - Colombo Expressway:

Travel at 100 kmph

ADB gives US$ 500 m for first phase:

The travel time between Kandy and Colombo will be reduced to 50 minutes as a result of the elevated expressway linking the two cities spanning 98.9 km. It will be open to the public within four years.

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Lankan medical team to help Pakistan’s flood-hit

The Health Ministry will send a special medical team from Sri Lanka to Pakistan within the next few days to treat Pakistani people affected by floods. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena made arrangements to send the team on President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s direction, a Ministry spokesman said.

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