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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.

At least 15 people died and 12 others went missing following torrential rains in most parts of the country. A spokesman for the Disaster Management Centre said that 12 people had been injured while 937,671 people of 272, 800 families were affected. Over 85,000 displaced people are being sheltered in 413 camps. President Mahinda Rajapaksa took time off his busy Presidential election campaign to visit those affected in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa yesterday. The President directed that relief be provided for those displaced and instructed the officials to expedite relief work. Here the President is in conversation with some of the flood victims in Anuradhapura. Pic: Sudath Silva.

People won’t be misled by NDF propaganda campaign – Johnston Fernando

Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday called upon the people, especially the middle class and those who live in urban areas to take an intelligent decision at the January 8 Presidential election and not be misled by the false propaganda campaign launched by New Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Maithripala Sirisena to hoodwink the public.

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Task Force reviews arrangements for Pope’s visit

External Affairs Minister Prof.G.L. Peiris chaired a meeting of the National Task Force on Friday which is in charge of arrangements for Pope Francis’ forthcoming visit to Sri Lanka, a senior official at the External Affairs Ministry said.

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Maithripala’s good governance promise will remain a dream

New Democratic Front candidate (NDF) Maithripala Sirisena is incapable of establishing good governance in the country. Expecting him to do so is only a dream, so said JVP’s Sunil Handunetti to a weekend Sinhala newspaper yesterday.

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Adverse weather hits over 272,800 families

Over 272,800 families comprising 989,214 persons were affected due to the adverse weather that had continued in 18 districts of eight provinces, according to a spokesman for the Disaster Management Centre.

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Woman recovers stolen car after 30 years

A California woman recovered her classic Ford Mustang nearly 30 years after it was stolen, when a man tried to register the muscle car at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Lynda Alsip said she couldn’t ask for a better Christmas present than the return of her forest-green 1967 Mustang,

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