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President to open war memorial

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will open the war memorial constructed by the Civil Defence Department in Mihintale in memory of thousands of its members who laid down their lives for the country, on January 19.

Diri Uda programme

The first stage of a Diri Uda programme organized by Transport Minister Kumara Welgama with his personal funds to distribute school equipment among grade one students in all schools in the Kalutara district will be held today at the Matugama auditorium under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Office set ablaze

Puttalam group corr

The Mantivu Grama Niladhari office on the Puttalam Mannar road has been set ablaze by some unidentified persons on Saturday night. Puttalam Police investigating the incident said a large number of files and other documents have been destroyed in the fire. No arrests have been made so far.

ACUET request

The All Ceylon Union of English Teachers (ACUET) urged Public Administration Secretary P B Abeykoon to provide administrative circulars to all recognized unions.

The Union Secretary General M A Stanley Perera said there are 1,050 trade unions in the country and most of them do not have internet facilities. Thus, these unions do not get administrative circulars and are completely ignorant of the current affairs, said ACUET issuing a press release.

The ACUET said during Dr. Sarath Amunugama's period, the administrative circulars were freely provided to all recognized trade unions.

Jumbo attacks

M I M Azhar- Maligaikadu group corr

Residents of Weeragoda - Ramalaya area in the Ampara district are subject to wild elephant attacks. Plantations such as coconut, vegetables etc have been destroyed by the elephants. The wild jumbos cross the broken electric fence from Weeragoda forest and enter the village.