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President fails to put forward position : Govt. to go ahead with 19th Amendment The government has decided to gazette the proposed 19th Amendment to
the Constitution, which aims to curb the powers of the President to
dismiss Parliament on Monday, authoritative sources told the Daily News
last night. International events bolster tourism by Tharika Goonathilake Tourist arrivals are at a peak now with Sri Lanka playing host to
several major international events and the peace process gathering
momentum. Probe in to Ratwatte's deposits : CID application justifiable - Fort Magistrate by Sarath Malalasekera The Criminal Investigation Department's application to hand over
further investigations into the recovery of Rs. 43.3 million worth of
Certificate of Deposits from a vault at a private bank, belonging to
former Deputy Defence Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte and his wife Ramani, to
the Bribery and Corruption Investigations Department is justifiable,
observed the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge
Priyantha Fernando when the application came up before him yesterday. President castigates University students by Ananda Kannangara President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday castigating the
behaviour of University students noted that the time had come to be more
discerning when selecting school children into Medical Faculties. Other Stories |
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