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President tells State House in Nairobi :
Considerable potential to expand Lanka–Kenya ties
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka has
entered an era of peace, having overcome the threat of terrorism,
and the country now stands undivided under one flag, “Sri Lanka has
now entered an era of peace, having overcome the threat of
terrorism, which plagued the country for over three decades. We
stand undivided now, under one flag, committed to achieving
sustainable economic prosperity,
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Largest heroin haul in South
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) seized 10
kilograms of heroin worth over Rs. 65 million at Hikkaduwa on Friday
night on information received from the Liberian who was nabbed with
30 kilos of heroin in November. This is the largest haul of heroin
recovered from the Southern Province.
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Sweeping amendments proposed for HRC Act
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRC)
has proposed sweeping amendments to its existing Act, to strengthen
its role as an independent Human Rights watchdog. The proposals aim
at giving the institution extra legislative powers to seek judicial
intervention when someone defaults on its recommendations.
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Pakistan Speaker’s visit to strengthen mutual relations
Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will make an official visit to Sri Lanka on Friday
with the intention of further strengthening mutual relations between
the Pakistan and Sri Lankan Parliaments. Deputy Speaker Chandima
Weerakkody, who called on the Pakistani Speaker on the sidelines of
the sixth Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) held in Islamabad,
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Four million water connections by 2020
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board
(NWSDB) has earned a profit of Rs. 380 million this year due to an
increase in its optional income. Moves are in place to increase
water connections to four million by 2020. Over 100,000 new water
connections have been given to people across the country so far,
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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. 
