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by Rodney Martinesz Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday declared that the time
had arrived to inject fresh thinking in dealing with national problems
which had defied solutions within the conventional political framework
since independence. The site prepared for the Presidential Palace on nine acres at Madiwela
at a cost of Rs.799 million faces a threat of being washed into the
Diyawanna Oya if the project is not completed by spending yet another Rs.
350 million, the Daily News learns.
by Ravi Ladduwahetty Sri Lanka's exports to the European Union will be given a further boost
with the Union deciding to substantially reduce tariff barriers from May
following negotiations Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi
Karunanayake had with the senior members of the Union last week. by Ranil Wijayapala The GT-7 power plant at Kelanitissa thermal power complex will be back
on track by June with the assistance of an Italian expert who arrived in
the country. Japanese aid for Upper Kotmale on way by Ranil Wijayapala The agreement for the funding for the 150 MW Upper Kotmale hydro power
project will be signed next week between the Governments of Japan and Sri
Lanka to commence the construction work within next two months, Power and
Energy Minister Karu Jayasuriya said. Other Stories
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