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Move to preserve marine wealth and avoid
conflicts:
Call for 'No Fishing Zone' in Palk Straits
Fishermen in the North have called for a “No
Fishing Zone” in the Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar to help
preserve marine wealth and avoid conflicts between Sri Lankan and
Indian fishermen. The fishermen from several fisheries associations
in the North, made this proposal during a series of meetings now
under way with fishermen’s societies in Tamil Nadu.
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Marked improvement in bringing back Lankan fishermen
There is tremendous improvement in bringing back
Sri Lankan fishermen caught in Indian waters without undergoing a
judicial process, following talks between the Sri Lankan and Indian
Governments recently, Fisheries Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne told
the Sunday Observer.
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Sri Lanka - 66th best country
The USA based Newsweek magazine has ranked Sri
Lanka as the 66th best country in a recent survey. Sri Lanka now
holds a topmost place in South Asia and is getting close to the goal
of becoming the ‘Wonder of Asia’.
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Report on Sigiriya frescoes handed over to President
A comprehensive report on the current state of
the frescoes at the Sigiriya rock fortress, a world heritage site
was handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for further
evaluation on Friday.
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Training for officials in combating dengue
Health sector officials have been trained on the
technical aspects of eradicating the dengue epidemic, according to
Health Ministry sources. Health Ministry, Additional Secretary Dr.
Palitha Maheepala told the Sunday Observer that although the Dengue
Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) has claimed several lives during the past
eight months of this year,
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Two were killed and over 70 others sustained injuries when a bus transporting school children fell into a precipice in Seetha Eliya in Nuwara Eliya this afternoon, police said.
A law student of the Open University Colombo who stabbed a female lecturer was arrested by Mirihana Police today.The student who is also a medical doctor is said to have stabbed his lecturer when the latter had refused to accept his assignment after the due date, police said.
Royal won the second leg by beating Trinity 13 points (one goal and two penalties) to 9 (three penalties) in the second leg of the 69th Bradby Shield encounter played at Royal rugby grounds this evening. Trinity led 6-3 at half time. 
North Western Provincial Council member Ananda Sarath Kumara had been arrested for punishing a female teacher by forcing her to kneel down, for advising his daughter over a disciplinary matter.
A Lieutenant Colonel and a Corporal attached to the Commando Regiment died while a Major sustained injuries when the Land Rover they were travelling in crashed in to an electricity tower along Thabbowa Tank in Karuwalagaswewa area this morning.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared opened the reconstructed Iranamadu airstrip in Killinochchi a short while ago. 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces, have appointed Major General Daya Rathnayake as the new Army Commander. 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed the present Army Chief General Jagath Jayasuriya as the new Chief of Defence Staff with effect from August 01, Presidential Spokesman Mohan Samaranayake, said. 
A 45-year-old man who fell off the fifth storey of an apartment block in Kirulapona succumbed to his injuries last evening, the police said. The victim named Jayapalan, an electrician by profession was attempting to fix an antenna on the fifth storey when he had fallen to his death. 
The Iranamadu runway in Killinochchi will be declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa tomorrow.Reconstructed by the Sri Lanka Air Force the runway will be open for all domestic aviation activities.
