The road to Southern prosperity

Work on the Southern expressway in progress in the South. The first stretch from Kurundugahahethepma to Matara is now being built. The expressway will reduce the Colombo-Matara journey time to around 90 minutes from the present four hours. Picture by Samantha Weerasiri

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday invited Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss the current political situation in the country.
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Sponsor praises Lankan housemaid's courageous act

by Mohammed Rasooldeen in Riyadh

Sri Lankan housemaid Vaidraliyage S. Dissanayake Jayakody, 28, injured in the Riyadh bomb blast on Saturday night was praised by her sponsor for picking his children even after she was injured.
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