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Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa was the chief
guest at the 25th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Audit
Examiners’ Service and Annual General Meeting of the Sri
Lanka Audit Examiners Service Union at Elphinstone Theatre,
Maradana yesterday. Here, the minister presents a memento to
an audit examiner who had completed 25 years’ service as an
audit examiner. Picture by Chaminda Hittatiya |
Medical camp for teachers
A medical camp for present and past teachers organized by the Old
Anandians 75-80 group, an affiliated group of the Old Boys' Association
of Ananda College, Colombo, organized for the 17th consecutive year will
be conducted on June 26 from 9am at the college premises.
This camp will be attended by over 35 specialist doctors and will
also have the services of ayurvedic treatment, laboratory testing and
ECGs, physiotherapy, eye clinic, dental care, cancer detection etc.
Loyola College walk
Negombo Loyola College will conduct their annual 'Loyolian Walk 2011'
for the second successive year on June 26 at 7 am from the college
ground after special Holy Mass.
MaClarens Limited Managing Director Rohan de Silva will be the chief
guest.
Rector and Director Rev Fr Trevor Martin, staff and parents are
organizing the event.
Industrial exhibition tomorrow
The Colombo district industrial exhibition as the first stage of the
domestic industries programme under the Divi Neguma campaign organized
by the Economic Development Ministry with the aim of improving the
nutrition and living standards of one million families will be held at
the Homagama Central College premises on June 25 and June 26 from 9 am
to 5 pm.
All institutions coming under the Ministries of Traditional
Industries and Small Entrepreneur Development, Industries and Commercial
Affairs, Research and Technological, Youth Affairs and Skills
Development and State Resources and Entrepreneur Development will
participate in this exhibition.
BIA emergency preparedness tested
Kumarasiri PRASAD- airport correspondent
A mock drill to test the emergency preparedness was conducted at the
Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the airport authorities
yesterday.
Security Forces, Police and the Airport officials participated in the
mock drill which started at around 8 pm yesterday.
This mock drill included a combined operation to rescue 138
passengers of a plane that has skidded off the runway at the airport.
Wildlife Dept in new initiative
Priyanka KURUGALA
Wildlife Director General Chandrawansa Pathiraja told the Daily News
that the Wildlife Department is experimenting with a solar power system
to pump water from the Menik river to reservoirs at the Yala National
Park. "If the system is successful the Wildlife Department expects to
introduce it to other National Parks such as Kumana, Gal-Oya and
Wilpattu," the Director General said.
This project is being implemented as a trial at the Yala Park.
AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Kingswood Union Colombo Branch will
be held on Saturday June 25 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute at
100, Independence Square, Colombo 7, commencing 6 pm.
The Meeting will be followed by Fellowship and Dinner. Members can
contact the Union on 077-7776616 for further information. |
