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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.

 

 

Strengthening ties: Close conversation
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa meets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Parliament yesterday. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

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Pakistan-Sri Lanka trade to reach US $ 500 m

US $ 250 m export credit line to Sri Lanka:

The Trade between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is to reach US $ 0.5 billion within the next five years. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari addressing the Sri Lanka - Pakistan Business Forum 2010 yesterday said the two countries have had a good relationship as good friends and partners in the region.

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Sri Lanka’s unemployment percentage 5.1 percent :

Unemployment goes down

The unemployment rate has dropped significantly during the past few years, said Labour and Labour Relations Minister Gamini Lokuge in Parliament yesterday. The Government has implemented an employment creation and promotion program, a rural employment project to promote self-employment and a micro finance program islandwide to minimize the percentage of unemployed persons, the Minister said.

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Daughter sees attack on CCTV:

Lankan killed in UK robbery attack

The teenage daughter of a Sri Lankan shopkeeper stabbed to death during a suspected robbery, watched in horror as the attack was shown on CCTV in the family’s flat upstairs in Birmingham, UK Saturday night.

 

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Zardari for win-win relationship

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday said he was in Sri Lanka to develop a win-win relationship between the countries. Addressing Parliamentarians at the Parliament complex on the invitation of Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, the Pakistan President said that Sri Lanka should adopt modern technology for development after its victory over terrorism.

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