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President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on arrival at the opening of the new school building of Lankagama Model Junior School on Thursday. ANCL Chairman Janadasa Peiris is also in the picture.
Picture by Kavindra Perera

Duty free treatment from EU:

Lanka's efforts bear fruit

Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Jeyaraj Fernandopulle who has made intensified efforts to obtain duty free treatment for Sri Lanka's exports to the 25 trading nations of the European Union citing the particularly difficult situation Sri Lanka faces after the tsunami disaster, has obtained a very positive reply from his counterpart in the European Commission, Peter Mandelson.
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ADB sets up $600m tsunami fund

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it would set up a 600-million-dollar fund to deliver prompt emergency funding to Asian countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunamis in December. The Asian Tsunami Fund will deliver grants for emergency technical assistance and investment projects to support reconstruction and rehabilitation in India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the ADB said.
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Former US Presidents to visit Matara

Former US Presidents George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow afternoon and hold an evening meeting with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. They will tour tsunami-affected areas in Matara on Monday morning and then depart for the Maldives.
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Nearly 7,000 out of 9,000 pharmacies do not have qualified pharmacists

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Out of the 9,000 pharmacies in Sri Lanka, nearly 7,000 do not have qualified pharmacists who have a knowledge about drugs and pharmaceutical items, a survey reveals. The survey also reveals that out of the 9,000 pharmacies, only 3,500 have been registered.
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