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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.

Maha Kandarawa Wewa in Mihintale is one of the biggest tanks in Anuradhapura which provides water for agriculture and drinking purposes. It needs urgent renovation. Here President Mahinda Rajapaksa starts dredging operations. Special Projects Minister S.M. Chandrasena, NCP Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith and Anuradhapura district MP Shehan Semasinghe were also present. Pic: Chandana Perera

LTTE responsible for 80 percent of alleged abductions

The LTTE was responsible for nearly 80 percent of the alleged abductions, of the cases already heard in four districts except Jaffna, the Presidential Commission investigating cases of missing persons in the North and East was told. The Commission has held public sittings in Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Mullaitivu from January to June this year and heard 831 cases of missing persons,

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Harin, no challenge to UPFA- Deputy Speaker

Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said even the UNP’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the Uva Provincial Council election Harin Fernando has admitted that he is not in a position to win the Uva PC election and become its Chief Minister, let alone throwing a challenge to the UPFA.

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UNP’s latest gimmick, a political stunt

Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said that the UNP’s latest gimmick to visit public institutions was a political stunt as it was plagued by dissension. The UNP wants to make headlines in newspapers and in that sense, I don’t think it is a bad idea.

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Nominations for Uva PC elections

Nominations for the two districts of the Uva province will be received at the District Secretariats from 8.30 a.m. on July 30 and end at 12.00 noon on August 6, 2014. Two independent groups from the Moneragala district have already paid their deposits.

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No qualified lifeguards at schools and hotels

The lack of qualified lifeguards in many swimming pools at schools and hotels countrywide have posed a grave threat to untrained swimmers and this had been the chief reason for the increasing number of drowning accidents reported, experts said. A spokesman for the Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka told the Sunday Observer,

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