Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed Foreign Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris to discuss with the Italian government on the possibility of keeping the existing Italian 20-year-service pension scheme active even if the beneficiary returns to Sri Lanka for good.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the instruction was given following a meeting with the Sri Lankan community in Italy on Tuesday (14). The PM, who is in Italy to join the G20 Interfaith Forum, is scheduled to attend several diplomatic meetings today (15).
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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In its first electoral test since taking power, the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) fell short of expectations, winning only around 40 % of the national vote in Tuesday’s local government election and falling short of enough seats to gain control of the majority of councils.
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