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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.

 

 

Answer to flood woes : Small tanks
The Sri Lanka Land Development and Reclamation Corporation has taken steps to find a solution to the flood problem in Colombo and Sri Jayewardenepura by building a network of small tanks to retain flood waters and dredging a section of the existing Diyawanna Oya on the directions of the Defence Ministry. Here a dredger being used to build a new tank in extent of 24 acres at Rampalawatta in Pelawatta, Battaramulla. Picture by Thushara Fernando

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New BOI structure

Announces novel plans to boost FDI:

The BOI announced a new strategy to raise FDI in Sri Lanka to the desired level of four to five percent of GDP over the next three year period. The FDI this year is expected to reach the highest ever achieved by the country and will be well in excess of one billion US dollars, the BOI said.

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Cannabis war goes hi-tech

The Police STF using modern technology raided several cannabis plantations covering 250 acres of chena land during the last six months. Police STF uprooted and destroyed more than 5,000 kgs of fully grown cannabis plants from these chenas.

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LTTE arms dealers turn to human trafficking

The smuggling syndicates lost the lucrative business of arms when the war ended in Sri Lanka so they switched to human cargo, using the expertise and government contacts they had developed, said Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

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CPC refutes misleading media reports

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in a press release issued yesterday refuted a series of media reports concerning the disputed hedging transaction of the CPC with Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank NA and Deutsche Bank AG.

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Facelift for Jaffna highways

Thirty seven highways are to be rehabilitated in Jaffna with help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Chinese Government funds.

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