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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.

 

 

Warm welcome: President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at Petersburg city in Russia yesterday to participate in the International Economic Forum being held in St Petersburg. The President was welcomed by St Petersburg Deputy Governor Sergei Alexsei Ivanovich at the Pulkovo International Airport. President Rajapaksa is due to hold bilateral talks with several Heads of State including the Presidents of Russia and China. Senior Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama, External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris, Parliamentarian Sachin Vass Gunawardena, Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga and Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal are accompanying the President. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Sri Lankan diaspora in US briefs Congress :

SL’s reconciliation on track - SL-American voters

* LLRC bringing country together
* Discuss peace, redevelopment, economic progress
* Includes more than 100 meetings

Nearly 100 Sri Lankan - Americans throughout the United States travelled to Capitol Hill, Monday to brief Congress on reconciliation and post-conflict progress in Sri Lanka as part of Sri Lankan-American Day on Capitol Hill. The meetings with member of Congress and their staff were organized by the Sri Lankan community, with the help of the Sri Lankan embassy in Washington, DC.

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International Economic Forum in Russia :

Meeting place for emerging leaders of a new era

The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) where powerful states in the world are members, began yesterday and will be held until tomorrow in the city of St Petersburg in Russia. St Petersburg International Economic Forum which was initiated in 1997 is held annually during June.

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Southern Highway first section:

Work nearing completion

Work on the first section of the Southern Highway from Kottawa to Galle is nearing completion and is expected to be opened by July end. “About 99 percent of construction has already been completed,” Deputy Highways Minister Nirmala Kothalawala told the Daily News.

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