Standing the test of time This 114 year bund, known as Liyangastota vella built by the British across the Walawe Ganga, has withstood the test of time and continue to facilitate the irrigation of large tracts of paddy land in the Ridiyagama and Mamadawala areas. The bund is 240 feet long and was built in 1889. It diverts water from the Walawe Ganga to irrigate over 15,000 acres. Picture by Sanjeewa Kellepotha Meeting the PM Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe being introduced to the girls volleyball team prior to the exhibition match to open the volleyball court coinciding with the inauguration of the new youth centre under the government’s ‘Regaining Sri Lanka’ concept, at Galgamuwa in the Kurunegala district on Friday. Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Johnston Fernando and Deputy Minister of Environment Indika Bandaranayake are also in the picture. Picture by Saman Mendis

New law to ban toxic food, beverages

by Anton Gunasekera

The Government will shortly introduce legislation that will require manufacturers of all mass produced consumer items like fast foods, beverages, soaps, cosmetics, sweetmeats, delicacies, pharamaceuticals and dubious herbal products etc. to submit 'genuine samples' to the Government Analyst's Department for detection of any possible traces of toxin or toxic substances in these products.
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PM India bound

COLOMBO (AFP) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe began an official visit to India yesterday for talks on the peace bid and to boost defence and economic co-operation, Foreign Ministry officials said.
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Three held in UNP MP assassination plot :

PS opposition leader implicated

by Prasad Purnamal

Chilaw police on Saturday arrested three suspects allegedly involved in a plot to assassinate Puttalam district UNP Member of Parliament Neomal Perera.
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Navy to prepare new operational procedures

The Navy yesterday decided to prepare new operational procedures in dealing with special circumstances, following shocking allegations by the Navy commander that the leak of information allegedly by the Scandinavian truce monitors had foiled a Navy operation to track down an alleged LTTE arms smuggling ship, the Defence Ministry said.
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