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Youth held for abusing teenager

[June 14 2013]

A youth was arrested by Akmeemana Police for allegedly abusing an underage girl of Haliwala in Akmeemana, Galle. Police investigations reveal that the youth had a love affair with the minor and molested the girl.

 

Electricity projects in Uva

[June 13 2013]

The Uva Provincial Council has provided electricity facilities for 4,966 households in the Mahiyanganaya Divisional Secretariat area between August 2010 and June 2013. The Provincial Council will provide electricity for 947 more houses to reach the target.

 

Foreign brand cigarettes seized

[June 12 2013]

Customs detected two container loads of cigarettes of a foreign brand valued at nearly Rs 4.5 million, illegally imported to the country on the guise of importing unaccompanied baggage of Sri Lankan expatriate workers in Dubai,

 

Anacondas from SL Zoo to India

[June 11 2013]

Chicks, frogs and fish will top the menu for the young anacondas that will be brought from Sri Lanka to the Mysore Zoo in India. Zoo officials have decided to place additional orders for the supply of chicks at the poultry farm, Kudappanakkunnu. The zoo will get seven green young anacondas from Sri Lanka.

 

Indian Police nab 14 Lankan refugees

[June 06 2013]

Indian Police on Wednesday arrested 14 Sri Lankan refugees, who allegedly had plans to illegally sail off to Australia from Kochi, from a lodge near the Ernakulam KSRTC bus stand.

 

Lankan arrested with gold biscuits in Chennai

[June 05 2013]

Indian customs officials at the Chennai airport seized four gold biscuits each weighing 100 grams from a Sri Lankan passenger, who had reportedly concealed them in his underwear. The four gold bars were carefully wrapped in black paper making it impervious to scanning and were stuffed in his underwear,

 

Fire in forest reserve

[June 04 2013]

At least five acres of forest was destroyed when a sudden fire broke out in Ravana Forest Reserve in Ella Police area. The police had managed to cease the fire being spread further more in the area also identified as “Punchi Siripade”.

 

Heavy rains to continue

[June 02 2013]

Heavy showers can be expected in the coming days over many parts of the country since the South West monsoon is now active, a spokesperson for the Meteorology Department said.

 

 

Under scrutiny: Passing out parade
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was the Chief Guest at the passing out parade of the National Youth Corps held in Rantambe Saturday. National Cadet Corp Director Major General Gamini Jayasundera was also present.
Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

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Pubic-private partnerships:

Ceramic industry express interest

Reviving Ceylon Ceramic Corporation :

With Cabinet approval to revive three State-owned factories through public private partnership, an investor in the ceramic industry has already shown his willingness to venture into one of these projects with the Government. Last week Cabinet approval was granted to call for Expressions of Interest from domestic and foreign investors to develop the Embilipitiya Paper Mill of the National Paper Company, the Kantale Sugar Industries Limited and the Ceylon Ceramic Corporation as a public private sector partnership program as part of Government’s program to revive the Government industries as Government-owned enterprises without privatizing them.

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President orders Health Secretary :

Open OPDs 24 hours

In a directive issued yesterday President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Health Ministry Secretary to take measures to open the Out Patient Departments (OPDs) of all State hospitals throughout 24 hours. The objective of this measure is to ease congestion in OPDs of Government hospitals and to facilitate needy treatment, advice and laboratory tests.

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Minister hints of fuel price cut

The Government is planning to reduce fuel prices further within the next few months by purchasing crude oil directly from producing countries. Petroleum Resources Development Minister Susil Premajayantha yesterday said that negotiations were underway to directly purchase crude oil from producing countries, thereby reducing the import cost.

 

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Cartoon dialogues under probe

Mass Media and Communication Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday special attention will be focused on certain dialogues used when television cartoon programs are being dubbed into Sinhala, which the Minister noted was of a substandard quality.

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