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Minister tells
Parliament:
Record income by state media
Information and
Mass Media Minister Keheliya
Rambukwella yesterday stated that
all government owned media
institutions have reported a record
increase in income during the last
two and a half years at a time when
most world media institutions were
facing a financial crisis.
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President at
Mahaweli Govi Upahara 2011:
Assisting farmers has paid rich
dividends
The government
always considers the fertilizer
subsidy and other assistance to
agricultural activities as a future
investment. The government’s policy
to provide maximum assistance to
farmers since 2005, despite
difficulties, has paid rich
dividends, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa said. The President was
addressing the “Mahaweli Govi
Upahara – 2011”, the annual Mahaweli
farmer felicitation ceremony at
Temple Trees yesterday.
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‘ANCL three months’ revenue tops
Rs. 656 m’
UPFA
Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara
yesterday stated in Parliament that
government media institutions,
including ANCL, had increased their
income during the recent past. A
document tabled in Parliament during
his speech at the Committee Stage
Debate on the Appropriation Bill
noted that a total of Rs 656.993
million income was recorded by ANCL
during the last three months as
advertising revenue.
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Traffic plan for Colombo Night
Race
Roads in Colombo
Fort, used as the track for the
Colombo Night Race and several
junctions to enter Colombo city,
will be closed on December 16 and
17, from 6 pm to 6 am, on each day,
the Police Public Relations Unit has
announced. Police Media Spokesman SP
Ajith Rohana said that no roads will
be closed during the day time on
December 16 and 17. The temporary
traffic plan will be used to
minimize traffic congestion during
the race hours.
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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. 
