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News in Pictures
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| Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md.
Shahidul Haque called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa
yesterday at Temple Trees. Ports and Highways Deputy
Minister Nirmala Kothalawala, Secretary to the President
Lalith Weeratunga and External Affairs Ministry Secretary
Karunatilake Amunugama were also present. Picture by Sudath
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| Representatives of the Ceylon Workers
Congress (CWC) led by its leader Arumugan Thondaman called
on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday to
wish him for the New Year. They also placed a Golden Shawl
on the President. Deputy Minister Muththu Sivalingam and
Provincial Minister Sendin Thondaman were also present on
the occasion. Picture by Sudath Silva |
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| International Monetary Cooperation
Senior Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr
Sarath Amunugama meets Indian Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram at the IMF/WB Spring Meetings 2013 in Washington
DC last week. |
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| A new vocational and skills
development unit was established at the Sri Lanka Mahaweli
Authority Zonal Project Director’s Office premises (Zone B)
at Welikanda in Polonnaruwa recently. The unit was set up
with the objective of modernizing public institutions and
empowering public officials with modern technology under the
guidance of Public Management Reforms Minsiter Navin
Dissanayake. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena,
Irrigation, Water Resources Management Minister Nimal
Siripala de Silva and Public Management Reforms Minsiter
Navin Dissanayake cut the ribbon at the opening . |
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| A commemorative ceremony was held
yesterday to mark the 20th Death Anniversary of late Lalith
Athulathmudali at his statue close to Royal College,
Colombo. Here, Commemorative Committee President Sumith
Wickremasinghe and Royal College principal Upali Gunasekera
garlanding the statue. Picture by Wasitha patabadige |
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| A prefect induction ceremony was held
at the Weragampita Olcott Model School with the
participation of Matara District Secretary W K K Athukorala
recently. Here, Girl Head Prefect E W Irushi Murangi
lighting the oil lamp in the presence of Boy Head Prefect
Buddhima Gayashan and principal Jayalath Hendavitharana. |
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