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President to address ACD Summit today

[October 09 2016]

President Maithripala Sirisena is in Thailand making a three-day official visit and attending the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit. The Dialogue Summit that brings together 34 nations in the Asian region takes place from October 8 -10 in Bangkok under the theme "One Asia, Diverse Strength".

 

Sri Lanka, Iran revive trade agreements

[October 09 2016]

Official level discussions have commenced between Sri Lanka and Iran on reviving trade agreements that were signed between the two countries and will be put into operation soon after ironing out technicalities, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen said.

 

SAARC summit put off

[October 02 2016]

Pakistan on Friday (September 30) officially postponed the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad on November 9 and 10. A new set of dates for holding the Summit will be announced soon through the Chair of SAARC (Nepal), reports said.

 

Reservoir water levels drop, authorities warn of drastic measures

[October 02 2016]

Due to the prevailing drought, water levels of the main reservoirs have dropped to half its capacity, with authorities warning that drastic measures may need to be taken if water is to be continuously released from the reservoirs for power generation.

 

Dengue Prevention Week

[September 25 2016]

To avert a possible dengue outbreak in the next three months, when the number of mosquito breeding sites are likely to surge with the monsoon rains, the Dengue Control Unit of the Health Ministry will launch an island-wide Dengue Control Week starting on Tuesday, September 27 to Monday, October 3.

 

Sir Richard Jolly to visit Sri Lanka

[September 25 2016]

Sir Richard Jolly, former Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, and Special Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (1996 to 2000), and Principal Coordinator of the widely-acclaimed Human Development Report will deliver a lecture on, “Development: Can Sri Lanka be a model for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs)?” on September 28 at 5 pm at the BMICH Committee Room D, on the invitation of the Gamani Corea Foundation.

 

Charith joins elite band

[September 25 2016]

Richmondite Charith Asalanka joined the elite band of school cricketers by winning the coveted Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year 2016 title for the second year in succession emulating the feats of former Sri Lankan greats Arjuna Ranatunga, 1980/82' ( Ananda) Roshan Mahanama, 1983/84'(Nalanda) Thilan Samaraweera 1994/95' ( Ananda) 'Lahiru Peiris 2004/2005 (St.Peter's) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2010'2011 (Royal) who had also won the award twice .

 

Mahela at Schoolboy Cricketer Awards

[September 18 2016]

Cricketing legend and former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will grace the occasion at the 38th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards night scheduled to take place at the Galadari Hotel on September 20.

 

Errant sugar traders warned

[September 18 2016]

Stern action will be taken against traders who sell sugar above the controlled price of Rs. 95. Instructions have been given to the relevant authorities to launch island-wide search operations, a press communique from the Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said.

 

No immediate power cuts

[September 18 2016]

Refuting speculations, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said, no decision has been taken to impose power cuts on account of the current dry spell in the country.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa took time off from his busy schedule at the United Nations to participate in religious observances at the New York Buddhist Vihara. Here President Rajapaksa offers Ata Pirikara to the Maha Sangha led by Ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa Nayaka Thera and Ven. Walpola Piyananda Thera during the religious ceremony, which was attended by a large number of Sri Lankans residing in New York. Pic: Sudath Silva

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UN commends Govt’s efforts towards MDGs - Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki moon has reiterated that his panel of experts will not have a legal mandate to investigate allegations against Sri Lanka when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday morning at the UN Headquarters on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

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Graffiti on walls - mischief makers beware

The police will take stern action against those who scrawl graffiti on parapet walls in the city and the suburbs. According to the police, mischief makers who draw graffiti on parapet walls near popular schools and at main junctions in the Colombo city have become a nuisance.

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Capitalist class loses faith in UNP - Dr. Senaratne

The capitalist class has lost faith in the UNP. They are also working very closely with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Government. More entrepreneurs are keen to build the nation with their funds and are being attracted towards the President, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.

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North PC polls in early 2011

The Government is looking forward to hold Provincial Council elections in the Northern Province early next year as over 98 percent of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the province have been already resettled in their own villages and the small number remaining will be resettled in the coming weeks,

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Rs. 70m heist - sleuths grill security officers

The two security officers who escorted the van transporting cash to the ATM machines at Negombo, Kelaniya and Wattala are being grilled by the Detectives of the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) as to why they failed to open fire at the robbers when they were asked to surrender their weapons and cartridges, police sources told the Sunday Observer.

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