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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.

 

 

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived in the island yesterday on the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He is here on a two-day official visit. The Emir and his delegation of high ranking officials of the Qatari government were greeted at the Bandaranaike International Airport by President Rajapaksa and several ministers. A Guard of Honour by the Sri Lanka Navy and a 21 Gun Salute by the Sri Lankan Army were accorded to the Qatari Sheikh. Picture by Sudath Silva

President Mahinda Rajapaksa enjoying a scene from the stage drama Pusswedilla, a creation of Feroze Kamardeen at the Lionel Wendt on Saturday where the President was the chief guest. Ministers, MPs and local artistes were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Qatar and SL sign nine MoUs

Boost for multi-sectoral cooperation:

Sri Lanka and the State of Qatar signed nine Memoranda of Understanding yesterday following the visit of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Emir arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday on a two-day state visit on an invitation by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. President Rajapaksa warmly welcomed the Emir of Qatar and his delegation at the Presidential Secretariat. Subsequently, bilateral discussions were held between the leaders.

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Pusswedilla sparks rib-tickling laughter, with President joining in

President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined in the waves of merriment which greeted the staging of a rib-tickling political comedy, Pusswedilla, at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo, on the evening of January 14. While no special ingenuity was required of the viewer to infer the targets of the very often scorching but laughter-inducing political satire, the President seemed to be accommodative and good humoured enough to appreciate every minute of the comedy.

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Enhanced Indo-Lanka co-operation on fishing issues

Sri Lanka and India agreed to work towards the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding on Development and Co-operation in the field of fisheries at the earliest. The External Affairs Ministry in a release said its attention has been drawn to some news reports relating to the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries meeting held in Colombo on January 13 to 14.

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No pension scheme under new amendment

The Employee’s Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill scheduled to be presented in Parliament for the second reading on Wednesday has no proposal to introduce a pension scheme, Labour and Labour Relations Minister Gamini Lokuge said. Addressing a press conference at the Information Department recently, the minister said that the clause which referred to setting up of a welfare pension scheme had been withdrawn by the government following discussions with the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC).

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