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‘Our position has been strong and unequivocal’:
Canadian PM reiterates strong opposition to Tigers
Canadian Prime Minister and Conservative Party
leader Stephen Harper was on the defensive yesterday after the media
reported that one of his party candidates for Parliament had hosted
a televised tribute to the LTTE, an organisation banned in Canada as
a terrorist group.
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Lanka produces world’s first Carbon Neutral Bra
United Kingdom based Marks & Spencer retail
stores has put on sale the world’s first Carbon Neutral Bra that had
been made in Sri Lanka recently. “The Green bra” which is part of
the Mark & Spencer’s new Autograph Leaves lingerie collection,
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Focus on sale of outdated canned food and soft
drinks:
Food Act to be amended from July 1
The Food Act which ensures quality food
production will be amended from July 1, this year. Accordingly, all
food manufacturers should comply with the Health Ministry
regulations when manufacturing, labelling, transporting and selling
their products from this date.
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Attempted extortion bid:
Three suspects who posed as TMVP members held
Three suspects from Trincomalee who posed as
members of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) party were
taken in for questioning by Security Forces personnel in Jaffna on
Friday. According to Army sources, the suspects had told A.
Atputharaja R. Sutharsan and J. Vasantharoopan of Jaffna that they
were the members of the TMVP and could help them seek political
asylum abroad.
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Following Ban Ki Moon’s expert panel report:
Govt’s official communication in due course
The External Affairs Ministry will respond to
the report of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s Expert Panel
after the observations of all concerned agencies, are obtained, a
spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry told the Sunday Observer
yesterday,
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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".
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. 
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. 
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. 
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, 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. 
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 .
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. 
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. 
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. 
