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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the National Farmers’ Week exhibition to mark the centenary celebrations of the Agriculture Department at the Agriculture complex in Gannoruwa yesterday. Here, the President inspecting Dragon fruit cultivation. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane, Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbakaduwa and Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake
are also in the picture. Picture by Chandana Perera

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IMF approves $ 415m final disbursement

Sri Lanka’s economy records high growth rate of 8.3 percent for second consecutive year:

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the eighth and final review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and approved an immediate disbursement of about US$ 415 million. With this final tranche of the SBA approved on July 24, 2009 for an amount equivalent to 400 percent of Sri Lanka’s quota, the global lender has disbursed US$ 2.49 billion to Sri Lanka.

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‘Although I am President, I am also a lawyer’:

Independence of judiciary will be ensured - President

‘Will not allow the law to be mocked at’ :

It is the government’s intention to uphold the independence of the judiciary, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday adding that his government highly valued the independence of the judiciary and will work towards its protection. “We can’t allow the law to be mocked at. A country cannot be governed without the Rule of Law.

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Clearance certificate only from police

The clearance certificate, issued by the Police to go abroad for studies, seeking of citizenship in a foreign country or foreign tours can be obtained only from Police Clearance Unit, 331, Olocot Mawatha, Colombo 11, said Police Media spokesman SP Ajith Rohana.

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Irrigation canal renovation saved Batti farmers - deputy minister

The government has launched a massive agriculture development drive in the Batticaloa district, Child Development and Women’s Affairs Deputy Minister M L A M Hisbullah said. He said rapid irrigation system rebuilding programmes are being carried out in the district after terrorism was wiped out to ease problems of the farming community affected by the scarcity of water for cultivation and other purposes.

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