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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.

 

 

Protest against JVP : A joint trade union collective gathered at Lipton Circus yesterday in a large protest demonstration against the JVP’s latest move to use workers as cats paws in its destabilization campaign, in the wake of the Katunayake incident where an innocent FTZ worker was killed as a result of the JVP’s provocative action. Here Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana addressing the crowd. Picture by Ruwan de Silva

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Acting true to form:

Cashing in on the dead, JVP’s creed - Minister Dilan Perera

“From the beginning, the JVP got a person killed and then sold his body and blood stained clothes to gain political advantage. This time a garment worker became their victim. The police blindly assisted the JVP to kill this person,” Foreign Employment and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera said.

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JVP backed group drew workers into clash - Minister Keheliya Rambukwella

“A short sighted extremist group backed up by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna inveigled innocent employees of the Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) into an unnecessary clash with the Police aiming to ruin the industrial peace in the country,” Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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President tells officials in overseas missions:

Play greater role in rebuilding country’s economy

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that Sri Lankan officials in overseas missions will have to play a greater role in rebuilding the country’s economy. He was of the view that Sri Lankan mission officials who are overseas should deviate from traditional diplomatic practices.

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Military confab concludes:

Sri Lankan Forces take a bow:

Hailed as among the best in the world

The military officers who attended the three day international seminar ‘Defeating Terrorism - Sri Lankan Experience’ were unanimous that Sri Lanka’s Security Forces were among the best in the world considering the strategies that were used and their humane aspect during the humanitarian operation.

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