Managing Director A.H.A. Mendis leaving courts after the proceedings.

Plan to increase seats on campus

by Nadira Gunatilleke

The intake of students to universities is to be increased by more than 60 per cent within the next five years, Human Resources Development, Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr. Karunasena Kodithuwakku said yesterday.
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Muralitharan, Bradman named best ever by Wisden

LONDON, Friday (Reuters) Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia's Don Bradman have been named as the best ever test bowler and batsmen by Wisden, according to a newspaper report on Friday.
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Pramuka executives ordered to remain in country

by Sarath Malalasekera

Maligakanda Magistrate and Additional District Judge Ms. Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena yesterday directed former Chairman and Executive Director Pramuka Savings and Development Bank Rohan Perera, Managing Director A.H.A. Mendis, six senior managerial staff and two residents of Wennappuwa not to leave the country without court permission. The Judge also ordered Perera not to enter the bank at Kollupitiya until further notice.
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Health strike suspended

The Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) yesterday decided to suspend their strike at certain hospitals in response to the Government's initiative of appointing a Cabinet Sub Committee to look into their problems.
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