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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 in Indonesia attending the fourth Bali Democracy Forum with Indonesian President Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Bali International Conference Centre in Bali Island, Nusa Duwa. President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed the fourth Bali Democracy Forum yesterday. Picture by Sudath Silva

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President at Bali Democracy Forum:

Democratic institutions, people inseparable

“It is vital for the closest possible interaction between government and the community if democracy is to be meaningful and command their respect while having a direct impact on their everyday life,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa said addressing the Bali Democracy Forum IV in Bali, Indonesia yesterday morning. “The mechanism of government must have affective application at the grassroots level, in order to address issues and provide relief,” President Rajapaksa said.

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Qatar ready to make large scale investments here - PM

Investors in the State of Qatar are ready to make large-scale investments in Sri Lanka, said Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Bali Westin Hotel for bilateral discussions yesterday morning after the inaugural ceremony of the Bali Democracy Forum IV.

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Presentation of LLRC report to Parliament:

‘Govt won’t be driven by haste’

It took five years for the US to release the report on the 9/11 incident. But nobody raised any questions about the delay. The elements which raise the question of ‘delay’ have no ethical right to do so in a ‘indecent hurry’, said Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. The LLRC report will presented to the Parliament as soon as possible, Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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Kumar Sangakkara wins LMD’s SLOTY award

Pioneering business magazine LMD announced yesterday that Kumar Sangakkara is its Sri Lankan Of The Year (SLOTY) for 2011. The magazine’s December edition, which will be released today, says that “the celebrated cricket captain has charmed an entire nation with his heroics on the field and charisma off it.”

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