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Australia To Create National Space Agency

Australia will establish a national space agency to grow its space industry, the government has said.The nation is one of the only developed countries in the world not to have a space agency.

Acting Industry Minister Michaelia Cash said it was "crucial" that Australia capitalised on the rapid growth of the global space industry.

It follows a domestic industry review which had called for a dedicated body to be established.
"The agency will be the anchor for our domestic co-ordination and the front door for our international engagement," Ms Cash said.

The government is expected to announce further details at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide this week.
The conference will be attended by thousands of global space experts, including the heads of other national agencies and private companies.

 The Australian government estimates the global space industry to be worth about A$420bn (£247bn; $323bn) each year.
Currently, Australia's industry produces about A$4bn each year and employs up to 11,500 people.
Australia and Iceland are the only OECD nations without a space agency, according to the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA).
The country is largely reliant on overseas nations like the United States for its satellite and earth observation data.
The SIAA has argued that Australia is well placed to expand its space technologies because of its location, large geographical size and relatively low population. (BBC)

Foreign-US Expands Travel Ban To Include North Korea

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Central Province Governor Has Commenced An Investigation On Using Primary School Children To Hold The Fall Of World's longest Saree

Central province governor Niluka Ekanayake has

commenced an investigation on using around 250 primary school children to hold a fall of a saree which was 3800 meter long and considered as world's longest during school hours in Kandy last week ,although a circular issued by the Ministry Of Education strictly banned the using of school children for functions during school hours.

The governor has ordered the Education secretaries of Central province and Katugasthota as well as the  secretary of Education in Central province and the principal of the Alawathugoda Primary School to appear before the Central provincial governor's office today (25)for the investigation .

National Child protection Authority too commenced an investigation regarding the incident which the chief minister of Central Province Sarath Ekanayake too partipated in .

Airport Customs Had Arrested A Person Attempted To Smuggle One Kilo Gramme Of Gold Illegally

Airport customs officers had arrested a Sri Lankan

male while attempting to smuggle around one kilo gramme of gold illegally to India by hiding in his body at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday (25).

The suspect who is a resident of Borella area arrived in the Airport to depart coimbatore in India by hiding 06 pieces of gold jewelry,04 gold biscuits , 03 pieces of gold and 02 pieces of silver plated gold according to the customs.

The estimated value of the stock of gold arrested is around Rs.4.52 million it has been reported.

Killer Whales Join In On Norway Surfing Competition

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