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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.

 

 

PM’s green fingers : Gardening tips :
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne with the assistance of his staff has taken steps to cultivate vegetables and fruits in the garden of his official administrative office at Earnest De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 7. The Government has taken a number of steps to popularize and encourage domestic cultivations. Here the Premier inspects the fruits of his efforts along with his staff.

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e-Sri Lanka initiative successful:

ICT rally to continue

The country’s estimated Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the IT market is 16 percent. This would make Sri Lanka one of the fastest-growing markets in the region, particularly at a time when growth has deteriorated in more established markets.

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To assist over 15,000 Lankans:

Special office in Bahrain

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has decided to set up a special office in Bahrain to facilitate the needs of over 15,000 Sri Lankans working in that country.The move is expected to benefit the large contingent of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Bahrain as Sri Lanka does not have a permanent mission there.

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World Cup semi-finals:

No ticket, no entry

Security arrangements have been strengthened by the Police with the assistance of the Special Task Force and the three Forces for today’s World Cup semi-finals between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium, Colombo, said Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya.

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WB reassures support to SL

World Bank Managing Director Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin reaffirmed World Bank’s commitment to support Sri Lanka, not only financially but in arranging opportunities to tap into the knowledge resources of the World Bank Group, as the country prepares to move from a low income to a middle income status. “Sri Lanka’s continued progress towards upper middle income status is critically dependent on a productive and highly skilled labour force, which is contingent on modernizing the education and health systems,” he said.

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