Donors support President, LTTE effort to implement P-TOMS

Co-chairs of the Sri Lanka Donor Group said they support President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, her Government and the LTTE's, commitment to rapidly implement the structure to administer tsunami assistance in the North-East.

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Chief Incumbent severely condemns section of monks trying to create anarchy

Head of the Sri Abhayaraja Pirivena, Urapola Pilimatalawa Ven. Pandith Moragolle Jinaratana Nayake Thera said right thinking Maha Sangha vehemently condemn the undesirable, undisciplined, aggressive and violent behaviour of some recently in Kandy town forcing shop owners to close business establishments thereby disrupting the peaceful life of people and trying to frighten the Government with the objective of creating an anarchic situation.

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Advanced Technology and National Enterprise Development Minister Rohitha Bogollagama inspects an invention of a student at the Export Development Board yesterday.

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SME Bank to assist young inventors

The government will provide loan facilities through the newly established SME Bank to young inventors to encourage mass scale production of their inventions, Advanced Technology and National Enterprise Development Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said.

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K.C. Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and the M.C.C. bats against the International XI during a one day Tsunami appeal match at Lord’s cricket ground in London, 14 June 2005. AFP

SPORTS

Spinners steer MCC to Tsunami match win

LONDON, Tuesday (AFP) Spin trio Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Chris Gayle took nine wickets between them as MCC beat an International XI by 112 runs in their 50 overs per side Tsunami appeal match at Lord's here Tuesday.

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Fathers’ Day

Today is Fathers’ Day. Poets and writers often eloquently describe the mother’s love for the child, but a father’s love is also equally limitless. Parents will surmount all obstacles to bring up their children, as evidenced by this father and mother feeding their child at a camp for the tsunami displaced in Panadura. This father, mother and infant are among the lucky families who survived the cataclysm. Despite the adversity, they are determined to secure a bright future for their child. Picture by Geeth de Mel


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