Brighter future for East under UPFA

The people in the East are confident that the Government which liberated them from LTTE clutches will find lasting solutions to their daily problems as well. Therefore they will ensure a convincing victory to the UPFA at the May 10 Provincial Council election,

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Rs. 5,400 m for Ampara development

The Government has allocated Rs. 5,400 million for livelihood development activities of low income families in Ampara district under the Samurdhi Development Programme.

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Oluvil Port construction begins today

The construction of the Oluvil Port Project, expected to usher in unprecedented development in the East will get off the ground today under the Eastern Reawakening programme.

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Boost for Eastern schools under Nagenahira Navodaya

The Education Ministry has launched a programme to improve the quality of Primary and Secondary Education in schools and other institutions in the East under the Nagenahira Navodaya programme.

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HONOUR: Chairman of Aspic Corporation, Deepthi Perera, was awarded the Achiever of the Year 2008, in the field of Entrepreneurship and Business Management by the Lions Club District 301A1 at the Lions Convention held at BMICH last Saturday. Perera is an entrepreneur, innovator and investor with 15 years of experience holding senior roles in the UK, USA, Australia and Thailand, building businesses, management teams and private equity firms. He was also the founder and investor of many ventures including Aspic Corporation Australia, Thailand and UK. A Aspic Corporation has grown into a Rs.3 billion company within a short period of time while capitalising on remarkable business opportunities available in the Sri Lankan market. The Aspic Group has created over 2000 employment opportunities and invested nearly Rs. 2 Billion in real estate in 2007. World’s President Lions International and Chairman Commercial Bank, Mahendra Amarasuriya presenting the award to Perera at the BMICH.