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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 who arrived on a two day state visit to the Seychelles on Saturday, inspects the guard of honour along with Seychelles President James Michel.
Picture by Sudath Silva

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Malaysia’s aye-aye for CHOGM

* ‘We supported Sri Lanka’s hosting of CHOGM so we should be there’
* Malaysia invited to send delegation for business forum

Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak assured his country’s participation at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, when President Mahinda Rajapaksa met him in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday. The bilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the Global 2013 Smart Partnership Dialogue.

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Indo-Lanka economic ties strengthened

India’s Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao met Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa last week to discuss further strengthening Indo-Sri Lanka economic ties including in trade and commerce, exports and investment and the area of tourism development. Both sides also focused their attention on transport problems relating to exports and the need to develop transport services.

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President begins two day State visit to Seychelles

Concluding a very successful three day state visit to Tanzania on Saturday(29), President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Seychelles commencing a two-day state visit to the island state. President James Michel warmly welcomed the President at the airport, states a release from the Presidential Spokesman and International Media Unit.

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ADB grant for water project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Sri Lankan government signed the first-tranche of US $ 84 million under the multi-tranche credit line to implement the non-revenue water management programme in the Greater Colombo area. The total investment cost of this programme is US $ 400 million of which US $ 300 million is to be provided by the ADB,

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