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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.

 

 

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa declared opened the newly constructed playground and six storied
Officers’ Mess at the Kotalawala Defence University yesterday. Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayantha Colombage and Vice Chancellor of the Kotalawala Defence University Major General Milinda Peiris also participated in the event. Picture by Dushmantha Mayadunna

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AMENDMENT TO 13TH, IN THE HOUSE

*Cabinet consensus obtained

*PSC to commence sittings on Wednesday

The government has decided to present an amendment to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to Parliament on Tuesday as an urgent Bill, to repeal all Constitutional provisions to merge two or more Provinces. Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella addressing the Cabinet press briefing at the Ministry auditorium yesterday,

 

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President to hand over 10 newly built houses in Keppapilavu

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will hand over 10 completed houses under the Keppapilavu housing project adjoining the resettlement camp of the Sri Lanka Army in Keppapilavu, Mullaitivu tomorrow. Commenting on the project, Mullaitivu Security Forces Commander Major General Leonard Mark said the villagers were displaced during the 30-year terrorist war.

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CID tells court:

DIG Vaas Gunawardena was allegedly given Rs.1m

The CID filing a B report before Additional Magistrate A. M. Shaheed yesterday said suspect Chutta had told them that DIG Vaas Gunawardena was allegedly given Rs. one million out of Rs. 30 million agreed in the contract to kill business tycoon Mohomed Azamdeen Siyam. Chutta was arrested and Rs. 400,000 was recovered from his possession.

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Another bonanza for Lankan expat workers

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) signed an MoU with Sri Lanka Red Cross and The Finance Company to launch a comprehensive social protection programme to assist migrant workers and their families. The MoU was signed at Temple Trees in the presence of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. All stakeholders including Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera were present.

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