Export proceeds:
Facts on leakage/mismanagement
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises
(COPE) in its recent Report to Parliament has, inter-alia, reported
as follows: "The Committee was seriously concerned over the
activities of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and wishes to
report to the Parliament on matters that need immediate attention of
the house."
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Jaffna bristling with 900,000 landmines, but
mine clearing makes progress
The Halo Trust - the British landmine clearing
organisation in the North - has cleared over 38,000 mines in Jaffna
over the last three years. Yet the estimated number of landmines in
Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts is around 900,000. These landmines
were laid by both the LTTE and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to protect
military bases and defensive areas during the conflict.
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