Lankan-born Suresh Joachim walks in downtown Sydney aiming to set his 17th world record by walking in circles for 133km (85 miles) balancing a full bottle of milk on his head. (Reuters) Full story

ADB help to uplift poor

by Channa Kasturisinghe

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Japan Special Fund has granted US$ 550,000 to Sri Lanka to conduct a study to develop a rural finance system targeted at improving the quality of life in the rural areas. Full story

Cabinet Decisions

New air services agreement with Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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Farmer cultivation loans written off

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga who is also the Finance Minister yesterday directed Ministry Secretary to write off all farmer loans upto Rs.20,000 granted in 1999, 2000 and the Yala season this year.
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Other Stories

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• Action against porn posters
  
  
• SLBFE survey reveals incentives draw workers
  
  
• Colombo Plan receives U.S. $ 200,000 from American Government to fight drug abuse
  
  
• Child cruelty case: Police give broken typewriter as execuse
  
  
• 200 tanks in South to be repaired
  
  
• STC fines Rs. 57 m last year
  
  
• Businessman's 'Prado' vehicle seized
  
  
• Assault on schoolboys: court seeks medical reports
  
  
• Sri Lanka's forest cover now only 20%
  
  
• Illegal structures around Parliament: restraining order issued on defendant
  
  
• She needs help
  
  
• Car stolen while owner prays
  
  
• Rains in Kandy
  
  
• It was so undiplomatic!
  
  
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