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Special trains for Vesak

[May 24 2013]

Sri Lanka Railways has introduced a special train service in view of the Vesak Week for those travelling to Colombo for the Vesak celebrations. The special services will be in operation on May 25, 26 and 27 from Colombo Fort to Mahawa, Colombo Fort -Rambukkana, Colombo Fort - Aluthgama to Veyangoda, and Maradana to South Kalutara.

 

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.

 

 

Dr Charitha Herath was appointed Secretary to the Media and Information Ministry. He received his appointment letter from President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Amendment to Press Council Law:

Website registration fee Rs100,000

*Renewal fee Rs. 50,000

*Measure against defamation

The government has decided to levy a registration fee of Rs 100,000 and an annual renewal fee of Rs 50,000 from each news website. This will be done through an amendment of the Sri Lanka Press Council Law to make registration of newscasting websites compulsory,

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Ministry Secretaries should not be confined to their seats - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said new ministry Secretaries must manage institutions under the ministries in an efficient and exemplary manner to promote productivity. The President said ministry Secretaries should have a thorough knowledge of the institutions under their purview, visit the institutions and look into their activities personally.

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Politicians should use assets for development with proper plan - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said politicians should utilise assets for development according to a proper plan designed in consultation with the authorities, without squandering public money by implementing them arbitrarily. President Rajapaksa was speaking at a Kalutara District Special Development Committee meeting at the Eden Grand Hotel in Aluthgama.

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SLT to improve country’s Broadband experience

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) announced the successful implementation of the first phase of its ultra-high speed Broadband Network under its nation-wide network modernisation project i-Sri Lanka which has already driven an increase of 40,000 new broadband connections to the network.

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