ITN probed for non-recovery of Rs 115m from MR
Former ITN chief to record statement tomorrow:
Former chairman of Independent Television Network
(ITN), Anura Siriwardane, will appear before the Commission of
Inquiry (CoI) into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of
Power, State Resources and Privileges tomorrow (31) to respond to
allegations of financial manipulation.
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US-SL resolution after release of HR chief’s report
The US - Sri Lanka collaborative resolution will
be ‘crafted’ after the release of the UN Human Rights High
Commissioner’s report on accountability issues in Sri Lanka in
September. A spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs said,
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SLFP proposes modalities for working with UNP
The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party (SLFP), which met on Friday (August 28), has appointed a five-
member committee to formulate a mechanism to ensure a working
environment for the SLFP and the United National Party (UNP),
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SLFP 64 on WednesdayCelebrations in Polonnaruwa
The 64th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party (SLFP) will be celebrated in Polonnaruwa on September 02,
under the patronage President Maithripala Sirisena, the leader of
the SLFP. Former SLFP leaders, including former Presidents Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapaksa have been invited to
attend the ceremony,
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TNA rejects domestic inquiry
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will neither
support nor accept a domestic inquiry on war crimes because such an
inquiry is doomed to fail, in the backdrop of historical failures of
local inquiries on such matters, Spokesman of the TNA, Suresh
Premachandran, said yesterday.
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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. 
