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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 Left: Sri Lankan High Commissioner to UK Dr Chris Nonis, Foreign Secretary Karunatilake Amunugama, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge, External Affairs Ministry Monitoring MP Sajin Vasz Gunewardene and Presidential Spokesman and International Media Advisor Bandula Jayasekera during an interaction with the media yesterday.

The Colombo Municipal Council yesterday received jetting and vacuum trucks worth over Rs. 164 million for disposal of waste water under financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank. In the picture,Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa hands over the keys to Colombo Mayor A J M Muzammil. Local Government and Provincial Council Minister A L M Athaullah, Deputy Minister Indika Bandaranayake and CMC Opposition Leader Mohammed Maharoof were also present. Picture by Sulochana Gamage Please see page 6 for report.

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President holds successful interactions in UK:

Significant foreign policy triumphs for SL

Diasporic extremists’ protests in London rebuffed:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s recent visit to the United Kingdom was hailed as a foreign policy success for Sri Lanka by several officials who accompanied him on the tour. Six out of the seven main events the President attended in UK were resounding successes.

 

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‘Some LLRC recommendations can be implemented this year’

A number of state institutions are engaged in the implementation of some main recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). Some can be implemented within this year, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge said yesterday.

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Police foil bank robbery, one killed in shoot-out

Police foiled a bank robbery at the heart of Thalangama town yesterday morning, while killing a member of a robber gang during a shoot-out, Police Media Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said. He said three men had come to rob the Battaramulla branch of a state bank in Thalangama and hurled grenades at the police personnel who arrived at the scene.

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Russia always backed Lanka: ambassador

Russia, while stressing that the Sri Lankan government had no option but to defeat LTTE terrorists militarily, yesterday said Sri Lankan leaders had tried their maximum to minimise casualties in their efforts to eradicate terrorism. Russian ambassador to Sri Lanka Vladimir Mikhaylov said.

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