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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.

 

 

Army Commander Lt, General Jagath Jayasuriya who is on a six day official visit to Bangladesh met his Bangladesh counterpart General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen at the Army Headquarters at Senakunja in the Dhaka Cantonment on Wednesday evening.

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British government responds:

LLRC report, aid to reconciliation

The British government yesterday said that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report has many constructive recommendations for post conflict reconciliation and urged the government of Sri Lanka to implement its recommendations soon. British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Alistair Burt in a statement to the British Parliament expressing the government’s views on the LLRC report said,

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Rapid development after defeat of terrorism - PM

Prime Minister D M Jayaratne yesterday stated that the people should be vigilant of the few groups who attempt to reverse the government’s achievements and its massive projects, which have marked the highest development in Sri Lanka’s history within two and half years after the elimination of terrorism.

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The wonder which is Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a wonderful country to visit and one cannot imagine that there had been a 30 year war two years ago, a young undergraduate from Queens University, New York, Brett Saton who is in Sri Lanka on a holiday for the first time, told the Daily News. “As a visitor from outside I had no idea about the war here but I found everything so normal and before I came I thought I was going to a tropical paradise,

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Govt-TNA discussions on

TNA leader R. Sampanthan had said his party will take part in discussions in connection with finding a solution to the issues of the Tamil community. This is a positive sign, Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing at the Government Information Department Auditorium yesterday,

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