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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurated construction work on the Colombo Southern Container Terminal yesterday. Here the President waves the flag of the Colombo International Container Company to mark the inauguration of construction work while members of the Maha Sangha chant Seth Pirith. Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Chinese envoy to Sri Lanka Yang Xiuping and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrema were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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LLRC report presented in Parliament:

‘National reconciliation, govt’s principal aim’

The report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was presented to Parliament yesterday by Leader of the House and Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. Following is the full text of the speech delivered by Minister de Silva presenting the LLRC report in Parliament.

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Results still being finalized - Examinations Dept

The Examinations Department yesterday said that the results of the G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations are still being finalized by the officials. According to a senior official of the Department, the department will need a few more days to finalize the results and it won’t be able to release the results by next Monday.

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Construction of first Colombo Southern Port container terminal:

Giant step to progress

Sri Lanka took another giant leap forward in its march towards progress with the launching of construction work on the first container terminal of the Colombo Southern Port under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning. President Rajapaksa arrived at the venue at 10.10 am and unveiled the ceremonial plaque in association with Chinese ambassador Yang Xiuping.

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Court dismisses Fonseka’s appeal

The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed Sarath Fonseka’s appeal against the judgement of 30 months’ Rigorous Imprisonment by a Second Court Martial when it was taken up before a Bench of three judges. The Bench of judges unanimously decided to dismiss the appeal filed by Fonseka without charging costs as he is already serving a sentence.

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