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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.

 

 

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ASPI tops 6000 mark

Historic milestone, signal of a new era:

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Price Index (ASPI) exceeded the 6,000 milestone for the first time in the history yesterday.

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LG elections on hybrid system

One third under PR system:

Two thirds on First-Past the Post System:

The Government is to amend the Local Government electoral system to hold elections on the former Ward System while utilizing a mixed system between the ‘First-Past-the-Post’ and the Proportional Representation (PR) system when electing members.

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Proposed NCM a clumsy diversionary UNP manoeuvre - Minister Peiris

This brief comment is being made in response to repeated requests by the media for my views on the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) submitted against me by the United National Party, and referred to prominently in sections of the media, states External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris in a release.

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Passage of 18th Amendment:

Political barriers breached - Minister

The Parliament transcended political barriers in ensuring people’s wishes, Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said referring to the Government’s unprecedented achievement in Parliament Wednesday where it received 161 (more than two thirds) votes in favour of the proposed Constitution amendments with only 17 going against.

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Mangala behind defamatory posters

Police investigations have revealed that UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera was behind the printing of a poster defamatory of President Mahinda Rajapaksa which was carried out in a printing press belonging to the JVP.

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