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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 yesterday opened the country’s first ever state fish canning factory at the Galle Fisheries Harbour premises. The new factory is operated as a joint venture between the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation and Happy Cook Lanka Food (Pvt)Ltd. Here, the President inspecting a product of the factory. Fisheries and Acquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Galle District Parliamentarians Nishantha Muthuhettigama, Manusha Nanayakkara, Fisheries Corporation chairman Mahil Senaratne, Happy Cook Lanka Food (Pvt) Limited chairman L.D. Pathirage were also present. Picture by Chandana Perera

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IMF releases $ 426.8 million to Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) board of directors released $ 426.8 million to Sri Lanka after reviewing the country’s implementation of economic policies attached to a $2.56 billion loan. The IMF in a release yesterday said that the Fund had completed the seventh review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance under a programme supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA).

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Transform ocean into a lucrative resource - President

“It is a big disgrace for us to import canned fish for our consumption spending billions of rupees as an island nation while endowed with a resourceful ocean around the country “, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President was addressing a gathering following the opening of the first ever state fish canning factory of Sri Lanka in Galle yesterday.

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Rice at subsidized prices through Lak Sathosa

The government has taken measures to create a special procedure to sell rice at a subsidized price through Lak Sathosa outlets with the support of the Paddy Marketing Board, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane said. Participating in the opening ceremony of the 265th Lak Sathosa outlet established in Weligama, Minister Abeywardane said,

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‘Rs.2,500 enough for bare survival’

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said yesterday that what he meant when he said that Rs. 2,500 was enough for a person to survive was that it was sufficient to keep him alive. The Minister said that when a society has a debate on a topic the people of that country would be absorbed in it without being concerned about truths or falsehoods.

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