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• Health teams visit Badulla to probe students' deaths

• In times of tsunamis, natural disasters :  Special plan to protect train commuters

• Human smuggling racket busted

• Fair Trade Exhibition to focus on Japanese market

• Japan donates gully suckers

• Sixteen unidentified tsunami bodies to be buried

• Lanka attends Interpol conference in Hong Kong

• Prolonged delay of new passports from Colombo

• Malaysia safe from direct effects of tsunami

• National Meelad-Un-Nabi celebrations in Vanni

• Principals meet on new admissions

• Applications called for Gen.Information Technology exam

• TU leader threatened for exposing corruptions

• 'Building peace through conflict sensitive reporting' manuals launched

• Appointed Chief Adhikarana Sangha Nayaka of Southern Sri Lanka

• New Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka appointed

Minister of Finance Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Enterprise Development Minister Rohitha Bogollagama at the Bank launch. Treasury Secretary Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Presidential Advisor Mano Tittawella and Deputy Minister Hussein Bhaila were present. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

BUSINESS

Sri Lanka's first SME bank launched

The newly established Small and Medium Enterprise Bank would be a model bank and would contribute to the economic development of the country, Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Sarath Amunugama, said at its launch yesterday.

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Sri Lanka’s top scorer Shashikala Siriwardena returning to the dressing room having hit a splendid 52 runs in their women’s world cup match against the West Indies at Willmore Park, Benoni. Picture by Herbert Perera

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Ponting expecting a tight Ashes series
 

SYDNEY, Wednesday (AFP) - Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting said Wednesday he hoped the upcoming Ashes series would be the closest in decades after recent clashes with England failed to meet expectations.

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A renewed thirst for learning is seen among children. Here a little girl at the feet of her mother brushing up on her studies. The Government is currently having a primary education program in all schools.
Picture by Rukmal Gamage

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