President tells Global Symposium:
ICT should harmonize with values
The wonders of ICT should not alienate our
children from what is best in their culture and traditional values,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday. He said it should also
not be a tool to sow hatred and which pays no heed to the values of
decency, tolerance and humanity.
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Divineguma Bill passed in Eastern, Central PCs
The Divineguma Bill which was presented in the
Eastern Provincial Council yesterday was passed with a majority of
six votes. The UPFA, SLMC and JNP councilors voted for the Bill
while the UNP and the TNA voted against the Bill. Twenty one members
voted for the Bill while 15 members opposed it.
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Siripala chairman NCPC
North Central Provincial Council Member, T M R
Siripala was elected chairman of the Council at its inaugural
sessions yesterday. When the first session of the sixth NCPC
commenced at 9.30 am yesterday two names - T M R Siripala and
Amarakeerthi Athukorala (both UPFA) were proposed.
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