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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 and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad engage in bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Pic: Sudath Silva

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‘Cooperation among independent States vital’:

Sri Lanka and Iran for a new world order

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President Mahinda Rajapaksa have stressed the need for a new world order at their meeting over the weekend. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, Brazil.

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SLMC dissociates itself from TNA campaign

Refuting reports in certain sections of the media that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leadership has decided to join the TNA campaign against the “acquisition of lands in Tamil areas”, party chairman and Deputy Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Basheer Segu Dawood said that no such decision had been taken.

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If rains fail in next 10 days:

Power, water restrictions imminent

The government will be constrained to impose restrictions on the use of electricity and the supply of water for irrigation if there are no rains within the next 10 days, said Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. He said that drinking water should not be used to wash cars and water plants.

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HR Minister pleased with progress of Ministries

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Special Envoy for Human Rights, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said he was pleased with the progress the implementing ministries have made within the past five years. A total of 35 ministries have submitted progress reports to the special envoy to prepare the country report,

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Forest fires destroy over 7,000 acres of land

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday confirmed that over 7,000 acres of valuable land in the country had been destroyed following the 18 forest fires during the past two weeks and warned forest rangers countrywide to be extra vigilant over poachers who destroy forest lands by setting fire.

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