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Thursday, August 1, 2019

A Three Day Water Cut Is Being Imposed In And Around Monaragala Town

A Three day continuous Water cut is

currently on in Monaragala Town and surrounding areas from 4 p.m. yesterday (31) until 4 p.m on Saturday (03)due to a cleaning work of a water In Kumbukkana Oya Reservoir according to the National Water Supplies And Drainage Board .

The Water cut is being imposed as a result of disposing waste including oil and Greese to the Reservoir by the Albeesia Power plant attached to the Electricity Board the Water Board has announced .

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

A TOWN OF 800 WHICH GETS ONE MILLION TOURISTS A YEAR

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-

europe-49171477/hallstatt-a-town-of-800-people-that-gets-a-million-tourists-a-year

"අවංක මිත්‍රත්වයක් තුළ හමුවීමක් මිස වෙන් වීමක් තිබිය නොහැකිය -මන්ද එවැනි මිත්‍රත්වයක් නිර්මාණය වී ඇත්තේ එක්ව ගමනක් යාමට වීම නිසාය "

A Proposal TO Extend The State Of Emergancy By One Month Period Has Been Passed In Parliament

Parliament has yesterday (31)passed

the proposal to extend the State of Emergancy by one month period from a majority of 40 votes .

Accordingly 42 MP'S representing governing United National Front and United People's Freedom Alliance had voted in favour of the proposal and two MP's representing Tamil National Alliance present at the occassion had voted against it .

Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna MP's were absent during the vote .

The vote has been taken place according to a request made by Tamil National Alliance MP.S. Sritharan that a vote is need to approve the proposal due to the division on the proposal .

Estate Workers To Receive The Increased Daily Allowance -House Leader

Cabinet has agreed to provide money to

pay the increased Rs.50 daily allowance for Estate Workers ,Minister and House of Leader Lakshman Kiriella has informed the Parliament yesterday (31).

Responded to a question made by Joint Opposition MP. Dinesh Gunawardane that the paying of increased Daily allowance providing for the Estate Workers will be paid soon and Prime Minister Had agreed during the Cabinet Meetung held last Tuesday(30) to intervene in to the matter to provide money for it he has stressed .