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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.

Measured steps - On way to address the General Assembly: President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives to address the 65th General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York, yesterday. AFP

First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa who is accompanying President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his visit to New York visited the Mailman Health Centre of the University of Public Health to look into the welfare of disabled children resident there and distribute sweetmeats among them. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

Fitch affirms SLT at ‘B+’; Revises outlook to positive

Fitch Ratings affirmed Sri Lanka Telecom Plc’s (SLT) foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) at ‘B+’ and revised its Outlook to Positive from Stable.

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President tells United Nations General Assembly:

Healing wounds greatest challenge

*Int’l humanitarian law inadequate to meet contemporary needs

*International support welcome

* Process should be home grown

*Sri Lanka disapproves and condemns unilateral embargoes

Sri Lanka recognizes the challenges we face, among the greatest of which is healing the wounds of the recent past, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday.

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Korea donates rice for N-E civilians

First consignment of 1,000 bags of rice:

The Korean Food Association has donated a consignment of rice for distribution among people displaced by the North East conflict. The first consignment of this donation consisting 1,000 bags of rice was symbolically handed over to Prime Minister D M Jayaratne by a delegation of the Korean Food Association led by Choi Yong Wang at Visumpaya,

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Now 18th Amendment is law

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa announced in Parliament yesterday that he has certified the 18th Amendment to the Constitution Bill. Therefore, the provisions of the 18th Amendment have become law with effect from yesterday.

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Turkish construction expertise for Sri Lanka

The participation of Turkish entrepreneurs in the rapidly expanding construction work in Sri Lanka was a key aspect of the discussions between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Turkish President Abdullah Gul at the United Nations Wednesday.

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