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The results of the G.C.E Ordinary Level exams held in December 2011 will be released next week, the Examinations Department said today. Speaking to Ada Derana the Examinations Commissioner W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara said that result tabulation is currently being finalized.

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC successfully commissioned an integrated communication solution to enable Road Development Authority (RDA) to start operations of Sri Lanka’s first expressway with a very high note. The solution provided by Dialog Enterprise enabled real time ticket transactions at all entry/exit points in the highway with secure and faster connectivity being provided using a mobile access point network solution (APN) branded as Dialog BizConnect. With this solution all Point of Sales (POS) machines are interconnected to the central server system hosted at the Dialog data centre. The state of the art solution provided by Dialog Enterprise would allow officials at RDA to get real time updates on information such as number of vehicles entered, revenue generated from each exit points and the registration numbers of vehicles that have entered or exited the newly opened Southern Expressway. Dialog enterprise partnered with Access Teleco

Following in the footsteps of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (The Pink Panther 2) and Bipasha Basu (Singularity), Jacqueline Fernandez might also be set for her big break in Hollywood.  The actor has been approached for Definition of Fear, a Canadian-British venture that marks the directorial debut of producer James Simpson who backed The Merchant of Venice (2004), starring Al Pacino.  “I have been approached for the film. Things are still at a discussion stage, so I will announce it only once the project is finalised,” she says. To be shot in Canada, UK and New York, the film is likely to go on floors this summer. In the meantime, the former Miss Sri Lanka has signed up for her maiden outing in a film from her motherland, Pravegaya.  “I will just make a small appearance in the film. It’s something I was also keen on doing because the film industry (in Sri Lanka) is starting to open up and so it needs all the encouragement it can get. This is my way of showing them support,” says Jacqueli

There is a power failure in Dehiwala, Wellawatta, Ratmalana, Kollupitiya, Maradana and Borella due to a trip off on the Kolonnawa-Pannipitiya line. Power will be restored soon, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) stated.  

Despite the much hyped about statement of the Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna which was expected to make clear the stand of India on the US backed resolution on Lanka at the UNHRC, Krishna stated that India is yet to make a decision on the matter and when the decision is taken the Indian parliament will be notified. He added that the resolution on Sri Lanka is yet to be even discussed at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva and that the Indian government will make a decision when the time comes. Nonetheless the government of India has emphasized to the government of Sri Lanka the importance of a genuine process of reconciliation to address the grievances of the Tamil community, in this connection we have called for implementation of the recommendation of the LLRC report, Krishna said. Sri Lanka has assured India that it is committed of its pursuit of a political process through a    broader dialogue with all parties including the Tamil National