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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.

 

 

Once in a life time Large crowds are flocking the Hambantota Harbour construction site (below) to catch a glimpse of the mega port development scheme. Pictures by Sudam Gunasinghe

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Lanka cheapest in broadband

Speed and connectivity hailed

Sri Lanka provides the most cheapest prices for broadband connectivity in the South Asian region now, Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Technology Head and Chief Software Architect, Sanjaya Karunasena said.

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Co-operation with Sri Lankan expatriates:

SL missions to play greater role

Senior diplomat and one time Chief of the Peace Secretariat Bernard Goonatilake yesterday said that offspring of Sri Lankans who left the country have never come to their Motherland and they are in the forefront of agitation against Sri Lanka.

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Visitors welcome at H’tota water filling ceremony

Considering public enthusiasm to see the inaugural water filling ceremony of the Hambantota harbour, visitors to the event will be allowed to view the historic water filling ceremony from the harbour bed

 

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Charges against ex-Deputy Minister to be taken up within this week

The charges against former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva would be forwarded to the Party disciplinary committee within the week and further action would initiated depending on their findings, Health Minister cum SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday.

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Lanka, Maldives sign MoU:

Construction training for Maldivians in Lanka

The construction sector can be considered as the foundation for a country’s economic growth, Minister Wimal Weerawansa said when he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maldivian Housing and Environment Ministry at a ceremony in Colombo yesterday.

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