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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.

 

 

From mine field to paddy field: Thousands of hectares of paddy lands in the Jaffna Peninsula came under the plough with the onset of the Maha season. Here Minister of Social Services and Jaffna District Parliamentarian Douglas Devananda drives a tractor attired in the traditional outfit of a Jaffna farmer to launch the program in the Thanankilappu area in Jaffna. Governor, Northern Province GA Chandrasiri and Jaffna Security Forces Commander, Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe are seated on the mudguard of the tractor. Pic: Army Media Jaffna

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Achieving Millennium Development Goals

Sri Lanka way ahead in South Asia -Indian HC

Sri Lanka is way ahead of India in achieving MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) said Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Ashok Kantha. He was addressing the 23rd annual sessions of the OPA (Organisation of Professional Associations, Sri Lanka).

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Paddy cultivation in full swing after three decades:

Jaffna brings 11,000 ha under the plough

For the first time in three decades 11,000 hectares of land came under the plough with the onset of the Maha paddy cultivation season in Jaffna last week. “Hundreds of hectares of paddy lands remained inaccessible to farmers for decades in the North.

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CMC gets tough with unhygienic eateries

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) will come down hard on over 700 eateries, cafeteria owners and small scale hoteliers in the city and the suburbs, who do not provide proper sanitary facilities for customers.

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Army to the fore in clean-up campaign

Army personnel from all field formations deployed all over the country participated in a series of community-oriented clean-up campaigns in the Kandy area to mark the 61st commemoration of Army Day on October 10.

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Germany relaxes travel advisory further

Germany will further relax its travel advisory to Sri Lanka from this month following the improvement in the security situation in the country. German Ambassador Jens Plotner told the Sunday Observer that Germany has relaxed the travel advisory after the war and it will be further relaxed from this month.

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