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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 on Thursday addressed the XVI Non Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit at Teheran’s Summit Conference Hall. Here, President Rajapaksa congratulating Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on taking over the Chair at the XVI NAM Summit. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Immigration and Emigration Act to be strengthened

Assets of human traffickers to be forfeited:

The government will introduce tough laws for human traffickers and organisers of boat journeys and measures will be taken to forfeit their assets. They will serve a jail term of up to 20 years instead of the present two. Immigration and Emigration chief Chulanada Perera said his Department would strengthen the Immigration and Emigrations Amendment Act of 2006 in an effort to end human trafficking in Sri Lanka.

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Thousands pay homage to Sacred Relics at Wariyapola

Thousands of devotees queued to pay homage to the Sacred Kapilawasthu Relics at Sri Sumangala Pirivena, Wariyapola yesterday, Presidential Co-ordinator on Religious Affairs Ven Getamanne Gunananda Thera said. Hambantota District Parliamentarian and Tharunyata Hetak organisation chairman Namal Rajapaksa brought the Sacred Relics to Sri Sumangala Pirivena, Wariyapola.

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President thanks Iran for assistance

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is in Iran to participate in the XVI Non Aligned Summit, yesterday called on his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Teheran. At the outset of bilateral talks between the two Heads of State, President Rajapaksa expressed his condolences to the Iranian government over destruction and deaths caused by earthquake that took place in North Western Iran last August.

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Zardari for diversifying Pakistan‚ Sri Lanka trade

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called for diversifying trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka to promote greater economic interaction between the two countries. He also expressed satisfaction that trade volume between the two countries was following an upwards trajectory.

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