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UNP Condemns Mahinda's Reference to Premadasa 2 Thursday 10th August, 2006 Are you a lucky winner? SUPIRI VASANA DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY JAYODA GOVISETHA VASANA SAMPATHA MAHAJANA SAMPATHA FORTUNE JAYAVIRU Draw No: 260 Draw No: 560 Draw No: 803 Draw No.315 FORTUNE Draw No.621 SAMPATHA Draw No: 353 Draw Date: Draw Date: Draw Date: Draw Date: Draw No: 1734 Date:27-07-2006 Date: Date: 26.07.2006 Date: 09-08-2006 07-08-2006 31-07-2006 08-08- 2006 -07-2006 08-08-2006 22 Zodiac: Libra Winning Nos. Winning Nos: Super No:04 Winning Nos: Winnings Nos Draw No. 1843 Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Winning Nos: 24 -26 -56 - 60 37-42-43-60 08-10-15-69 Winning Nos. S 03 -28 -46 - 65 E-06 - 60- 66- 70 03-30-36-40 Super No.02 2 - 2 - 0 - 5 - 9 - 9 Lettar: I Bonus No:14 X -1-8-2-5-5-2 Action plan to minimise environmental impact of UNP condemns Mahinda’s plastic waste by Zacki Jabbar In a move to minimise the adverse environmental impact of plastic waste, the government will implement a two- reference to Premadasa year action plan titled “Project Proposal for the National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Program.” The UNP yesterday condemned a President Mahinda Rajapakse to the Alick Aluivihare and Dharmadasa Banda Wickremesinghe. Government spokesman and Media statement made by President Mahinda effect that people cooked milk rice when as senior Vice Presidents of the UNP. The Committee also discussed in Minister Anura Priyadharahana Yapa Rajapakse and ratified proposals for ref- President Premadasa was assassinated. They also approved a number of party detail the shortcomings in the prepara- said that the action plan, developed by the ormation, the party announced yesterday. ”Such statements do not suit our culture reforms and Deputy Leader Karu tion of voters’ lists. It was also decided to Plastic Partnership Committee and pro- The Executive Committee of the and morale,” they said. Jayasuriya was granted the necessary appoint disciplinary committees to posed by Environment Minister United National Party said it strongly The Committee also decided to powers to lead the executive committee inquire into UNP MPs who crossed over Maithripala Sirisena, had been approved condemned a statement made by appoint party seniors M. H. Mohamed, during the absence of party leader Ranil to the government. by the Cabinet. “The Project Proposal for the National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Program, will be implement- Bigger fines to combat dengue ed under the overall guidance of the Plastic Partnership Committee of the by Sanjeevi Jayasuriya inspite of repeated aware- Central Environmental Authority, utilis- ness programmes conducted ing Cess funds credited to the Special The government is plan- by the health authorities, he Plastic Account of the CEA .” ning to frame new laws soon said. The Cabinet, he said, also approved in order to combat the The Minister addressed another proposal submitted by Sirisena dengue menace. Minister of the heads and members of for the establishment of the Sri Lanka Healthcare and Nutrition the local government bodies, Institute of Environmental Professionals Nimal Siripala De Silva told in the Puttalam and (SLIEP). the Island that under the Kurunegala districts, on the “One of the aims of the SLIEP is to fos- new laws a person who neg- challenges of the health sec- ter communication between environmen- lects to take precautions tor last week. tal scientists and policy makers to help against mosquito breeding Steps had been taken to balance social, economic and environ- would be liable for a fine of introduce an enactment ear- mental goals. Rs.50,000. lier to impose a fine of Rs. Among the other proposals that "The need for new legisla- 25,000 those who do not received Cabinet approval was a memo- tion has arisen since the peo- maintain a clean and randum by Science and Technology ple in major cities of the healthy environment to con- Minister Tissa Vitarana for the declara- country do not respond posi- trol the mosquito breeding. tion of National Science Week and World tively to the dengue menace Science Day in November. The activities of the week, scheduled from November 5 to 10, will include satel- lite programmes for school children, CLASSIFIED Train hits three- poster presentations, oratorical and drama competitions, awards for young sci- ADVERTISING entists, national awards for scientists, wheeler killing three Govi Daru Rakshanaya scholarship scheme for children of farmer families started by the Agrarian Insurance quizzes, debates on scientific topics and a Board was inaugurated at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (7). Pictured are students of Al Azahar Vidyalaya, FINANCIAL Two women passengers and the chemistry magic show. Batticaloa, Saheel Ahmed and student, Sahannan of Tiruppalugama Vidyalaya listening to the proceedings of the ACCEPT foreign driver were killed when their three- ceremony with interpreter voice equipment.Pic by Kamal Bogoda. currency. Niketh Money wheeler was hit by the Colombo Exchange and Western Union Money Transfer. bound express train from Matara at Tigers blast No. 3–25 (3rd Floor) Koggala yesterday morning. Majestic City, The women were on their way to a Bambalapitiya. temple to observe Sil, when the Ambulance killing five T.P.4527244. SLFP – JVP talks again tragedy occurred on an unprotected by Dinasena Rathugamage level crossing. by Nilantha Madurawala The set of alternative proposals were to be given to the JVP The SLFP has prepared a set of alternative proposals to iron before this weekend and after the JVP studies the proposals a Five people were killed when an out the differences with the JVP’s set second round of talks between the two parties are to be held with- ambulance was blasted by a claymore of proposals made for a common in few days sources said. mine attack in the uncleared area of national policy programme presented Ceasing to be a party to the ceasefire agreement, removal of Nedunkerny on Tuesday evening. at the talks held with President Norway as a facilitator in the national question, are some of the The ambulance belonging to the Mahinda Rajapakse and senior SLFP issues that SLFP has alternative proposals to make to the JVP Nedunkerny hospital had transported officials recently political party sources and a spokesman of the JVP said they would almost immediately some patients to Pudukudirappu hospital in Mullaitivu and was returning to base said yesterday (9). respond to the SLFPs alternatives. when the blast occured, hospital sources said. The dead have still not been identi- CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA Masked men grab Red Cross cab fied. ISSUE OF RS. 1 BILLION TREASURY BONDS A double cab, belonging to the Vavuniya from Mannar when the Red Cross, was forcibly taken away incident occurred. by two masked men in Mannar on Rs. 1 billion Treasury Bonds under the series of A complaint has been lodged Tuesday evening. 7.00% 2011 “B” are being offered on an auction basis with the Murunkan Police. on 11th August 2006 The cab was on its way to SATURDAY FORTUNE Details of this Treasury Bonds are as follows: From Date: 09-08-2006: Draw No.:1734 Series : 7.00% 2011 “B” Muslims still ... page 1 Serial Nos: ISIN : LKB00511H016 When told that the government officials and politi- He said that those fleeing Muttur had said that the Amount offered : Rs. 1,000 million cians said there is no shortage of dry rations in the government had removed around 400 security forces Ampara 201349645-1-38 Period to maturity : 5 years camps in Kantalai he said this was promised three personnel who were deployed in Muttur and posted Gampaha 201348950-0-84 Colombo 201354435-1-34 Coupon rate : 7.00% per annum days ago but there are still inadequate supplies. them in the Mavil Aru area and this had made them Kurunegala 201352350-5-90 Date of issue : 01st August 2006 What is heartening is that volunteers from the more vulnerable to LTTE attacks. Since Muttur is a Polonnaruwa 201351010-1-06 Date of maturity : 01st August 2011 Kantalai area are assisting in a big way in providing strategically important area they must beef up secu- assistance to the displaced and a Kantalai based vol- Dates of interest payment : 01st Ausut and 01st February rity there, he said. Serial numbers of the tickets that won the untary organisation has been really instrumental in set of Jewelry, Sig-Sag Sewing Machine Date of auction : 11th August 2006 Government officials in Kantalai said they they this respect he said. and Foot Bicycle worth over Rs. 120,000/- Closing date and time of tenders : Friday, 11th August 2006 at 11.00 a.m. were making every effort to make the lives of the However the big NGOs were conspicuous by IDPs comfortable but admitted that there are limita- Date of settlement : 15th August 2006 their absence except for a very few, he said. tions. Accrued Interest Rate : Rs. 0.2664 per Rs. 100/- “Although we appealed to the public,civic organi- Some of the IDP’s have moved out from Kantalai Minimum amount of bid : Rupees five million (Rs. 5,000,000/-) and multiples of sations, NGO’s, Mercantile establishments and indi- DEATH Rupees one million (Rs. 1,000,000/-) there onwards. to areas like Negombo, Mawanella, Kurunegala, viduals to send milk foods, clothes and water purifi- Bids are invited from the Primary Dealers on the basis of clean prices (exclusive of accrued interest from GUNARATNAM — KANDIAH cation plants, we still have not received any good Polgahawela etc. where they have relatives and last coupon payment date to the settlement date). Bids should be made only through the electronic network Muslim communities live. (Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, system.
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