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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.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa being escorted by students of Musaeus College, Colombo at the opening of the Peter de Abrew Memorial Complex of Musaeus College, yesterday. Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena, chairman Board of Trustees of the College Ajita de Zoysa and Principal S Dandeniya were also present. Picture by Chandana Perera

Vegetables and other crops are being cultivated on the roundabouts and the sidewalks near the Colombo Town Hall on a small-scale in line with the government’s Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu programme. The project is jointly mooted by the CMC and a private dispensary and pharmacy in the vicinity. Here a lush maize cultivation near the C. W. W. Kannangara Mawatha, F. R. Senanayake Mawatha intersection. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage.

Govt will abide only by LLRC findings

Lanka capable of meting out justice on its own:

No country can dictate terms to SL:

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report is to be submitted to Parliament shortly and thereafter released to the media. The LLRC was not something that came up due to international pressure. It was proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa long before the humanitarian operation ended, Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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‘Foreigners who worked for SL’s uplift must be remembered’

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that foreign nationals who admired and served the country will be considered as fellow Sri Lankans. The President said a large number of foreign nationals who came from many parts of the world, worked for the development of education, Buddhism and health services in the country and they should always be remembered for their services to the country.

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‘Lanka for resolving its issues by itself’

External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris yesterday declared as false and totally baseless the claim by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that the government opposed the appointment of a Commissioner for Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

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