Bribery officials on the mat
Justice Minister alleges cover ups, inaction and
lack of interest:
The Government is to inquire into the conduct of
certain members of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of
Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for their failure to pursue cases
against ministers of the former administration, due to blatant
cover-ups or lack of interest, amidst increasing public allegations
of dragging their feet.
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SLMC tells TNA:
No talks, no merger
General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Muslim
Congress (SLMC) and State Minister of Health M.T. Hasan Ali said
plans by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to unilaterally propose a
North-East unification would be rejected outright by the Muslims,
unless there was consultation and consensus.
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Before July 31:
70 % candidates declare assets
A record 70 per cent of candidates contesting
the August 17 parliamentary elections had submitted their asset and
liability declarations by Friday, July 31, the original deadline set
by the Department of Elections.
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Is NPC war crime probe implementer?
GL challenges Govt. to clarify position:
Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G. L.
Peiris yesterday (1) challenged the government to clarify its
position on the ‘leaked UN document’, which claims the United
Nations is prepared to assist Sri Lanka initiate a credible domestic
probe into the alleged human rights violations committed during the
final phase of the war.
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Wigneswaran refuses to campaign for TNA
Chief Minister, Northern Province, C.V.
Wigneswaran’s public remarks about his decision to not engage in
TNA’s election campaign, has irked party supporters. TNA Spokesman,
former parliamentarian, Suresh Premachandren claimed it was
Wigneswaran’s duty to work for the victory of the party in his
capacity as Chief Minister of the Council.
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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. 
