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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 in Ratnapura: Stressing a point
President Mahinda Rajapaksa addresses the district conference in Ratnapura yesterday. Ministers Susil Premajayantha, Prof Tissa Vitharana, W D J Seneviratne, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Deputy Minister Geethanjana Gunawardena and J R P Suriapperuma MP were also present. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

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Through IPOs, Rights Issues :

Listed firms raise Rs 4.5 b

For business expansions:

Listed companies have raised over Rs four billion from the capital market through IPOs and Rights Issues during the last two months for their business expansions. During the last two months, (Jan to Feb) three companies namely Singer Finance, Panasian Power and HVA Foods have listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange which have raised Rs 1,318,857,573 worth of capital through the market. These IPOs belongs to the power and energy, food and beverage, tobacco and banking and finance sectors, the Colombo Stock Exchange, Business Development section said.

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President at UPFA rally:

I defended people’s rights

Never sought to halt foreign assistance to country:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that although the aim of certain persons is to take him to the international court and place him on the electric chair, nobody would be able to put an end to his heart beat for the people of the country.

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Drug Quality Regulatory Authority soon

Moves to ensure imported pharmaceuticals’ quality:

A National Drug Quality Regulatory Authority will be set up shortly under the National Drug Quality Regulatory Act to assess the quality of imported pharmaceuticals, a Health Ministry spokesman told the Daily News yesterday. He said that 80 percent of the compilation of this new Act is completed.

 

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More Lankans return safely from Libya

Between 600 to 700 Sri Lankans entrapped in Libya were brought to Sri Lanka safely, a Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) spokesman told the Daily News yesterday. He said that 150 Sri Lankans arrived in the country yesterday evening.

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