Housing aid for tsunami victims tops Rs. 453 m

The Government under its program of providing houses to those who have lost their abodes in the tsunami has provided Rs. 453,520,000 as housing assistance among 8,237 affected families through the two main state banks, People's Bank and Bank of Ceylon upto April 30 this year.

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Electricity Board TU action called off

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Trade Unions decided to abandon the trade union action scheduled from today following an agreement reached with the Government by their representatives at a discussion held at Temple Trees, Colombo on Saturday.

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Barbara Ericsson of ADB, President of the FCCISL Nawaz Rajabdeen and President SAARC Chamber of Commerce Macky Hashim at the facilitation Nite. (Picture by Shirajiv Sirimane)

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USD 65 m for People's Bank restructure

The Asian Development Bank will allocate US dollars 65 million to assist the restructure of People's Bank. The amount would be given to the Bank as a loan within a period of three years.

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KINGSTON JAMAICA : Man-of-the-match South Africa’s batsman Beota Dippenaar drives during his innings of 60 not out against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston 08 May 2005. South Africa defied a 75-minute stoppage for rain to complete an eight-wicket win in the second one-day international. Chasing a revised target of 124 runs from 33 overs, South Africa reached the target in the 27th over to give the visitors a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. (AFP Photo)

SPORTS

World's top names short-listed for Super Series

BOMBAY, Monday (Reuters) Sachin Tendulkar, Andrew Flintoff and Muttiah Muralitharan were included on Monday in a select group picked for both the test and one-day squads for the International Cricket Council's Super Series against Australia in October.

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USD 65 m for People's Bank restructure

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World's top names short-listed for Super Series

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USD 65 m for People's Bank restructure

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