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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.

 

 

Three more councillors of the Colombo Municipal Council who expressed their support to the UPFA took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. They are Hikkaduwe Sanjeewa Chandradasa, Mohammed Rasheed Laheer and P.M. B. Roy Nishantha who contested the Colombo Municipal Council under Independent Group I and United Democratic Alliance. UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Resources Development Minister Susil Premajayantha, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister A.L.M. Athaulla and CMC Opposition Leader Milinda Moragoda were present. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

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Eight pc economic growth, drop in inflation:

Major economic victories by govt – President

More extensive development programmes next year:

The government has achieved a major victory by maintaining the country’s economic growth rate at eight percent and bringing down inflation from 11 to 7 percent during the last two years, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he met government party Parliamentarians, who hold ministerial or deputy ministerial posts, at Temple Trees, to ascertain their views on preparation of the 2012 budget proposals yesterday.

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Gaddafi death poses ‘number of questions’ - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said the convoy carrying Moamer Gaddafi posed no danger when attacked by NATO jets and questioned other circumstances of the Libyan strongman’s death. Speaking in a live radio interview, Lavrov added that Western leaders were premature in celebrating the veteran dictator’s death.

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World’s airline operators show keen interest in Mattala

World’s key airline operators expressed their keen interest to commence operations in Mattala once it is commissioned in March 2012, during the World Route Development Forum 2011 held for the 17th time in Berlin, Germany recently. This was in response to a request made by the Sri Lankan delegation who attended the forum.

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