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“Does he have a symbol to use?”:
PM challenges Rajapaksa to stand for election
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday
lashed out at former President Mahinda Rajapksa and his allies who
organized last week’s mass rally in Nugegoda describing the allies
as the Nugegoda kalliya (Nugegoda gang). The UNP Leader also
repeated his threat made earlier to dissolve Parliament.
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UNP-SLFP joint strategising for future Parliament
The top leadership of the two main political parties
in government, the SLFP and UNP, are currently in close consultation in
moves to clarify leadership positions and begin strategising for the
planned parliamentary elections later this year, the Sunday Observer
learns.
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TNA seeks two key ministry portfolios in EP
The TNA that was aspiring for the Chief
Minister’s (CM) post in the Eastern PC following the victory of
President Maithripala Sirisena, whom it supported, at the January 8
Presidential poll and the formation of the United Alliance
Government, now seeks two key ministry portfolios – land and
education – consequent to the SLMC forming the Council
administration and taking over the CM’s position.
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People in N-E and CP yearn for palpable change – Ven. Sobitha
Thera
People in the North, East and the Central
Provinces are waiting for a palpable change to take place in their
lives. A long-awaited vibrancy is the need of the hour, Ven.
Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera said. The Thera told a forum on the
“Resurrection of war-affected North, East and North Central
Provinces” held in Colombo recently, that with the change of
Government.
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Lands in HSZ in North to be released
The Government has decided to release the lands
in the High Security Zones in the North and it is now conducting
surveys on the lands that can be released to civilians in the
future, Defence Ministry sources told the Sunday Observer yesterday.
The sources said 1,000 acres of land will be released immediately in
stages to the civilians as approved by the Cabinet recently.
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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. 
