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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.

 

 

From Lanka with love: Member of Parliament and Special Envoy of the President, Namal Rajapaksa met special
representative of the Japanese government for Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi in Tokyo on Thursday. MP Rajapaksa is in Tokyo to attend the annual Sri Lanka Tea and Trade Promotion Seminar and also for bilateral discussions with key Japanese dignitaries.

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‘Future Lankans won’t inherit past enmities’

Certain international elements are trying to level human rights accusations against the country at a time the killings of youths from all communities have stopped and when people are once again living freely and in harmony, after the elimination of the 30 year scourge of terrorism. The burden of past animosities will not be passed on to the next generation. Creating coexistence, a healthy nation and inculcating good virtues in people’s hearts are our aim, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

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India should not support resolution against SL - Janatha Party leader

India’s Janatha Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said that the center government should not support the “one-sided” resolution against Sri Lanka tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. The Janatha Party leader has pointed out that India’s support for the resolution at the UNHRC will make India vulnerable to similar resolutions in the future over Kashmir or Manipur for which according to Swamy extremist forces are already active in seeking to discredit the Indian government.

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Bangladesh to use services at H’tota port

Sri Lanka has requested Bangladesh to use the seaport at Hambantota, Bangladesh Finance Minister A M A Muhith said. “Let’s explore the benefit, since Hambantota port users wouldn’t need to go inside Colombo. That will help save time,” the Bangladesh minister said at the conclusion of the fourth round of Bangladesh - Sri Lanka Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting which ended in Dhaka on Thursday with a call to further expand cooperation between the two nations. During the joint commission, both sides agreed that there was much scope to enhance bilateral relations in various fields.

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Hard work to defeat US resolution

The Sri Lanka delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday said they are doing their level best to defeat the US resolution against Sri Lanka. The resolution calls on the government of Sri Lanka to implement recommendations of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission(LLRC) while “Noting with concern that the LLRC report does not adequately address serious allegations of violations of International Law.”

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