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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.

At a recent meeting with the business community in Colombo held at Hotel Nippon, UPFA mayoral candidate Milinda Moragoda holds up a handful of newspaper cuttings dating back to the 1960s that former Colombo Mayor M.H. Mohamed gave him, pointing out that the many problems brought up at that time had still not been resolved. The only way to find lasting solutions was to leave politics behind and to adopt an integrated approach with citizens, local government and higher government agencies, all working together to solve these problems. Former Minister R A D Sirisena, Shahool Hameed and candidate Mohamad Hussein Mancil also attended the meeting.

President tells meeting of Special Committee on Food Security and Cost of Living:

African market for Sri Lanka’s surplus rice

There is a potential market in African countries for surplus rice produced in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a meeting of the Special Committee on Food Security and Cost of Living at Temple Trees on Tuesday afternoon. The President said leaders of African countries who met him in New York on the sidelines of the 66th UN General Assembly sessions,

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Arrested Lankans had LTTE links

The five Sri Lankan Tamils and four Keralites who were arrested on Monday for cheating 34 Sri Lankans at refugee camps in Tamil Nadu are suspected to have had LTTE links. The officials have sought the assistance of Tamil Nadu Q branch in this regard.

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‘Shavendra Silva protected by diplomatic immunity’

The External Affairs Ministry says that it will take all necessary measures to ensure that ambassador Shavendra Silva’s ability to conduct his duties as a diplomat of the Sri Lankan government is protected.

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Dutch prosecutors demand long sentences for LTTE fundraisers

Dutch prosecutors have demanded sentences ranging from 10 to 16 years for five Tamils accused of raising millions of Euros in the Netherlands to finance the LTTE. Prosecutors accuse the men, all naturalized Dutch citizens, of extorting cash from Tamils living in the Netherlands, running illegal lotteries and laundering money.

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