Daily News Online
   

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Home

| Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |
 

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, currently on a State visit to Qatar met Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabar Althani yesterday. Picture by Sudath Silva

Peace towards Reconciliation

THINAKARAN Jaffna - Colombo Super Luxury Bus Service

ANCL Newspaper Subscriptions

NAVAYUGAYA to your house

Qatar keen on SL’s hotel sector

The government of Qatar is considering investing in Sri Lanka’s hotel and leisure sectors to the tune of US $ 1 billion, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris told the Daily News in a telephone interview from Qatar yesterday. He said investment focus will also be on developing the areas surrounding the proposed hotel projects in the form of shopping malls and relevant infrastructure.

Full Story

Qatar ready to help Lanka’s development programmes

The main objective of the State of Qatar is to see Sri Lanka achieving rapid development. It is prepared to assist Sri Lanka in the development sphere in every possible way without any pre - conditions or agreements, Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Ali Thani and Qatar Prime Minister Hamad bin Jasim bin Jahar Althani said when they met President Mahinda Rajapaksa for discussions on Sunday.

Full Story

Prof Peiris on official visit to Russia, Kazakhstan

External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation on the invitation of Russian Federation Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov tomorrow, the ministry said in a release yesterday. During the visit Prof Peiris will hold official talks with his Russian counterpart on a range of issues of importance to both countries. The minister will also pay an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan on the invitation of Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov on May 24 and 25.

Full Story

Plan to enhance performances at O-Ls

The Education Ministry is to put in place an action plan designed to improve performances at the GCE O-L examinations up to 80 percent by 2016. According to GCE O-L results of 1994 only 32 percentage had passed in maths and 31 percentage in science. However in 2011, 55 percent had passed in maths and 62 percent in science.

Full Story

 

Editorial Page

Sport

Security

more »

more »

 

more »

Business

World

 

more »

more »

 


| News | Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House Copyright © 2012 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

Comments and suggestions to : Web Editor