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Thihagoda needs cooperative wholesale outlet

[May 22 2013]

The people of Thihgoda Divisional Secretariat Division are in need of a cooperative wholesale outlet in the Thihagoda town.

 

Man with heroin gets RI, fine

[May 17 2013]

A man who was found guilty to the charges of possessing heroin and trading them was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment suspended for two years and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 by Galle High Court Judge K B K Hiriburegama .

 

Technical college for Mannar

[May 16 2013]

A new technical college is to be established in Mannar to promote technical education in the Eastern Province. The Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and UNICEF recently signed the memorandum of understanding in this regard.

 

Watcher slays landlady

[May 15 2013]

A 62 year old watcher of a coconut estate in Alawwa was taken into custody by Alawwa Police in connection with the murder of a woman, the owner of the estate by stabbing her with a knife. The woman was identified as Nalini Dissanayake, 48, a mother of one.

 

Roads closed for Victory Day rehearsals

[May 12 2013]

The Galle Face Circular Road and the Circular Road at the Presidential Secretariat will be closed until May 18 as the area is assigned for rehearsals of the Armed Forces preparing to mark Victory Day on May 18, a release issued by the Media Centre for National Security said.

 

SE university academic sessions begin on May 27

[May 12 2013]

The academic session of the first semester of the Southern Eastern University for all students of the Faculty of Arts and Culture, Faculty of Management and Commerce, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Languages, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Engineering will commence on May 27, the university said in a release.

 

Mahogany logs seized

[May 12 2013]

Five suspects transporting 52 Mahogany logs in a truck without a permit were apprehended by the Kandy Police Frauds Unit at Attaragama, Katugastota.

 

Water cut in Fort and Pettah today

[May 11 2013]

A 12-hour water cut will be imposed today to Sunday morning in the Colombo Fort and Pettah areas, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) sources said. The water cut will be imposed from 8 pm today to 8 am tomorrow.

 

Several luxury vehicles seized

[May 09 2013]

Sri Lanka Customs seized several luxury vehicles brought to the country on a false import declaration to avoid paying higher taxes. Customs spokesman Lesly Gamini said his department’s sleuths seized two cars and one van which were fraudulently declared as excavators.

 

ALs from Aug 5 to 31

[May 05 2013]

The 2013 GCE Advanced Level examination will be held from August 5 to 31 while the Grade 5 Scholarship exam is scheduled to be held on August 25, Examinations chief said.

 

 

Let there be light : Galle Dialogue
Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga lighting the traditional oil lamp to inaugurate the Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference in Galle, yesterday. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe were also present. Picture courtesy: Defence.lk

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Sampath Group profit tops Rs 1.3 b

Impressive first half results :

Sampath Bank Group, which consists of the Bank and four subsidiary companies, continued to maintain its growth momentum in the first half of 2010, by recording all-round impressive results over the corresponding period in 2009.

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Man who duped over 4,000 unsuspecting investors:

Con king Sakvithi arrested

* Tip off given by Civil Defence Committee

* CID takes over investigation

Mirihana Police yesterday arrested ace fraudster Sakvithi Ranasinghe, the main suspect in the country’s largest scam, at Ambagahahandiya in Nawagamuwa yesterday. Ranasinghe through his illegal financial company duped over Rs five billion from unsuspecting investors promising lavish interests for their investments.

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Terrorism’s defeat unprecedented world achievement

The defeat of terrorism is an unprecedented world achievement. Other countries can learn many lessons from the Sri Lanka experience, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. Delivering the inaugural address at the Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference in Galle yesterday,

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Lessons Learnt Commission: Public sittings on August 11

The Commission on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa under Section 2 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, to inquire and report on matters that took place between February 21, 2002 to May19, 2009 will hold its first public sittings on August 11 at 9.30 a.m. at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies, 24, Horton Place Colombo 7.

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Lankan working for Saudi prince killed by thieves

A Sri Lankan worker was killed by a snatch thief, who stole the victim’s laptop in the heart of the Saudi capital last week. Confirming the murder, a diplomat from the Sri Lankan Embassy told the Daily News yesterday,

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