An event to hand over  vehicles for Ministers and the Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council was held on Saturday (05) at Governor’s Secretariat in Jaffna. The Governor of the Northern Province GA Chandrasiri  handed over the keys of the vehicles to the responsible officers of each provincial ministry.  Transport has been an important service in all sectors of administration and it is expected that these vehicles will help to run the provincial administration in a more effective manner.

Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that Matara District UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera’s plan to expose intelligence operatives bring back the memories of how UNP had betrayed war heroes by revealing the Millennium City Intelligence Safe House and the names and addresses of the intelligence sleuths.

A plant research institution based in India has been given a lead role in developing a certification system for the medicinal plants and products of the Indian Ocean region, with the intention to utilize it for the promotion of medicinal plants and herbal medicine in Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) region.