The Archbishop of Colombo Rt.Rev.Dr.Oswald Gomis, in his first visit after Canonical Installation as the Archbishop of Colombo, called on Ven.Dr. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Nayaka Thera, the Chief Incumbent of Kelaniya Rajamahaviharaya, yesterday (August 4). Here, Rev.Gomis presents a memento to the Nayaka Thera at the Dharmasalawa of Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya. Pic.by Roland Perera

Govt makes three demands from President: Snap poll likely if President does not accede

by Rodney Martinesz

The United National Front (UNF) yesterday decided to put forward several demands to the President seeking her consent for certain legislative measures aimed at facilitating the cohabitation agreement between the Government and the Executive.
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Peace process on track: PM

The peace process is going ahead and both sides are firmly on track for the negotiations in Thailand, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.
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Lanka has Asia's highest ratio of public servants to citizens

by Rashomi Silva and Meredyth Lewis

Secretary to the Prime Minister and the chairman of the Steering Committee of the Distance Education for Public Servants (DEPS) Bradman Weerakoon said that a World Bank report says there are 700,000 public servants in the Sri Lankan Public Service, which means there are 3.1 public servants to every 100 citizens in the population.
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Govt losing Rs. 800m per annum due to VAT concessions

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

The Government is losing Rs.800 million per annum by giving tax concessions for essential items through the Value Added Tax, Minister of Rural Economy and Deputy Minister of Finance Bandula Gunawardane told the Daily News yesterday.
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