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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 and Seychelles President James Michel held bilateral talks at the State House on Saturday. One of the top priorities for both countries was the setting up of air links between the two countries that would enable easier people-to-people interaction. The two leaders agreed that direct flights between Sri Lanka and Seychelles would better facilitate economic and social relations between the two island nations. Picture by Sudath Silva

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VASU CHEERS FOR AMENDMENTS TO 13TH

Says will strengthen national integration effort :

*Will attend PSC sessions

Amendments are needed with regard to the 13th Amendment to make it more effective in the bid for national integration, Democratic Left Front leader and National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said yesterday. He said parties such as the UNP, JVP and the TNA are duty bound to represent the people,

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Customs confiscate seized Time magazine consignment

Sri Lanka Customs sources yesterday said an imported consignment of the July 1 issue of the Time magazine, which it seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport a few days back, has been confiscated. Customs spokesman Lesley Gamini said a batch of the latest edition of the Time magazine imported to the country was held for its cover story which focuses on rising religious tension in Myanmar.

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President at Seychelles National Assembly:

Banished colonialism making return in different guises

While we are trying to bring about national reconciliation and economic development, we are not without post-conflict challenges. Interested parties endeavour to undermine our victory over terrorism and humiliate us in the international scene. We count on the valuable and continued support and understanding of friendly nations such as the Seychelles,

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Rs. 253 m to uplift Matara fishing community

The International Funds for Agriculture Development (IFAD) programme which is functioning under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry spent Rs. 253 million in 2012 for the benefit of the fishing community in the Matara district, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.

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