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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Houston Buddhist Vihara’s Sunday Dhamma School during his US tour. Houston Viharaya Chief Incumbent Ven Nanda Thera, First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan Ambassador to USA Jaliya Wickremasuriya and other diplomats were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Sovereign Bond oversubscribed

Investor demand exceeds over USD 6 billion:

This was the third international sovereign bond offering, following issues in 2007 and 2009. The offering attracted an order book that exceeded USD 6.3 billion within 14 hours of opening on September 27 2010, thereby being over-subscribed by more than six times. This clearly underscores the high global investor confidence based on the recent progress and the future prospects in Sri Lankan economy since the end of the conflict in the country, the Central Bank said yesterday.

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Pre-feasibility study on:

CEB takes nuclear aim

Local experts to Russia for special training:

The first nuclear power plant will be established between 2025-2030 in Sri Lanka and after which nuclear electricity unit can be sold at Rs 6, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said at a media briefing yesterday.

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Maldives grateful for Lanka’s support:

Int’l community should support SL

Maldivian Vice President, Dr Mohamed Waheed speaking at the General Debate of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly thanked President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his assistance in solving the Maldivian political crisis.

 

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Grade Five Scholarship Examination, 2010:

Failure rate 14.99 percent

More than 47,000 students who sat the Grade Five Scholarship Examination have not obtained at least 70 marks out of a total of 200 marks, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said.

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