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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.

 

 

Australian Air Force personnel unloading relief aid from a C 130 aircraft at Ratmalana Air Force Base in the field training exercise of Pacific Airlift Rally 2011. Picture by Mahinda Vithanachchi

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Minister Prof G L Peiris tells diplomats:

Intl. bodies must adhere to procedure

Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L.Peiris said yesterday that it was unreasonable for the international community to expect a complete remedy for all issues in the short span of two and a half years since the Lankan conflict ended. Addressing the diplomatic community in Colombo he pointed out that certain other countries,

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SL on course to attain 8.5 pc growth

Sri Lanka is on course to achieve an economic growth of around 8.5 percent this year, External Affairs Minister Prof.G.L. Peiris told the diplomatic community in Colombo yesterday. He said that the economy had shown a growth of 7.9 percent in the first quarter with the projected growth at the end of the year being 8.5 percent.

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Over 500 female births with male organs in SL

Corrective surgery available now:

Around 500 female infants with male sexual organs are born every year, a Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday. “These children and their parents face social and psychological problems due to the unclear biological sexual status of the children.

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Maharoof joins UPFA

UNP Central Colombo organizer and senior UNPer Mohammad Maharoof joined the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) yesterday. He was among three senior UNPers who were to contest the Colombo Municipal Council. Maharoof decided to quit the UNP and join the UPFA thus leaving the party in a crisis.

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