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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.

 

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.

 

DAY OF THE WORKER This labourer at the Economic Centre, Dambulla, hefts a triple load of bulk onions sacks with a smile. Perhaps he is confident that he can bear this burden and more as he faces the challenges in life as a citizen at the bottom of the social ladder. (Photo: Sudam Gunasingha)

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No room for LTTE revival - PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the Government would not provide any room to the LTTE remnants to revive terrorism and added that President Maithripala Sirisena and the Government,

 

Allegedly funding MR’s polls campaign:

FCID to prosecute chinese company

The Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) will file legal action against the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for allegedly funding the election campaign of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in January, last year. An authoritative police source said the FCID would file a B report in court in this regard within the next three weeks.

 

SLAF wants MoD action against former Dir. Air Ops.

The Sri Lanka Air Force has asked the Ministry of Defence to initiate action against Air Vice Marshal K.V.B. Jayampathy, former Director of Air Operations of the SLAF. Highly placed defence sources said the SLAF had asked for action against the officer for allegedly violating the Air Force disciplinary code, government regulations,

 

JO to obey court order

Matara District MP Dallas Alahapperuma said they will comply with the court order preventing them from entering Shalika Grounds today, as part of their May Day rally. An interim order was issued by the Colombo Additional Magistrate on April 29,

 

Galle rally, ‘must’ for SLFPers

The SLFP has written to all members urging them to attend the May Day rally in Galle today. However, the letter did not spell out the consequences if they failed to attend it. This follows President Maithripala Sirisena’s recent announcement of drastic reforms in the SLFP after May 1.

 

 

 

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