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On unaccounted
for wealth ... :
BRIBERY COMM’SN SUMMONS EX-CJ
Complaint already
investigated :
The Commission to
Investigate Allegations of Bribery
and Corruption has noticed former
Chief Justice Dr. Shirani
Bandaranayake to appear before the
Commission on March 18 regarding a
complaint made against alleged
amassing of wealth by her through
unfair and illegal means, while she
was a member of the public service.
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Western nations underestimate
SL’s development – Japanese
Deputy PM
Western nations
are underestimating the development
in Sri Lanka since the end of the
conflict, Japanese Deputy Prime
Minister Taro Aso, said when he met
with President Mahinda Rajapaksa for
discussions yesterday. President
Rajapaksa is currently on a four day
official visit to Japan which began
Monday.
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Parents of the
dead and missing tell Pillay:
Do justice by all victims
Members of the
Dead and Missing Persons’ Parents
Front wants United Nations High
Commissioner on Human Rights
Navaneethan Pillay to do justice by
all persons who were killed or went
missing during the war, irrespective
of their ethnicity or religion. They
said they have come to know through
the media that she (Pillay) is
biased and supports only LTTE
sympathisers as opposed to Tamils in
general, or the other communities
living in Sri Lanka.
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Ministry spearheads 120 projects
to mark Deyata Kirula
The Economic
Development Ministry will commission
a number of development projects
covering agriculture, irrigation,
education, health, drinking water
and power supply completed at a cost
of Rs 10,625 million in the
Polonnaruwa, Ampara, Batticaloa and
Trincomalee Districts parallel to
the Deyata Kirula National
Exhibition 2013 which will be held
in Ampara from March 23 to 29.
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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. 
