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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.

A dish antenna, remote controllers and amplifiers were among the items seized by police. Picture by S N Godamunna

Exchange controls to relax further

The Central Bank will implement measures to further relax foreign exchange controls. These implementations will smoothen the progress of increased levels of reserves and will facilitate stability of the external sector in the long-term, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said.

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Police find rogue TV station

Nawalapitiya Police yesterday raided an illegal cable television station which had been operating from an estate for several years. The main suspect along with the technical equipment were taken into custody by the Police.

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Sri Lanka, world’s fastest rising market - Guardian

Sri Lanka had the world’s fastest rising market as its post-war economy boomed, UK’s Guardian said in a recent report titled ‘The best and worst investments of 2010’. “In 2009, the little-known Colombo Stock Exchange rose a remarkable 128 percent after the Sri Lankan Government formally declared an end to the 25-year civil war.”

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Inferior firecrackers cause for rise in injuries

Parents’ negligence another cause:

Inferior and substandard firecrackers are one of the main factors responsible for the high incidence of firecracker injuries during the festive season, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said that parents’ negligence too was another factor for injuries among children in particular.

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