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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.

Answer to flood woes : Small tanks
The Sri Lanka Land Development and Reclamation Corporation has taken steps to find a solution to the flood problem in Colombo and Sri Jayewardenepura by building a network of small tanks to retain flood waters and dredging a section of the existing Diyawanna Oya on the directions of the Defence Ministry. Here a dredger being used to build a new tank in extent of 24 acres at Rampalawatta in Pelawatta, Battaramulla. Picture by Thushara Fernando

New BOI structure

Announces novel plans to boost FDI:

The BOI announced a new strategy to raise FDI in Sri Lanka to the desired level of four to five percent of GDP over the next three year period. The FDI this year is expected to reach the highest ever achieved by the country and will be well in excess of one billion US dollars, the BOI said.

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Cannabis war goes hi-tech

The Police STF using modern technology raided several cannabis plantations covering 250 acres of chena land during the last six months. Police STF uprooted and destroyed more than 5,000 kgs of fully grown cannabis plants from these chenas.

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LTTE arms dealers turn to human trafficking

The smuggling syndicates lost the lucrative business of arms when the war ended in Sri Lanka so they switched to human cargo, using the expertise and government contacts they had developed, said Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

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CPC refutes misleading media reports

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in a press release issued yesterday refuted a series of media reports concerning the disputed hedging transaction of the CPC with Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank NA and Deutsche Bank AG.

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