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• Vocational training for 30,000 youth

• Western Province a 'stinger's paradise'

• Policemen on drugs raid stoned

• Electoral registers on display at selected centres

• Ceylon Moors solicit support for Dhanapala to be Secretary General

• Ban on chick imports lifted

• President dedicated to curb crimes - Malwatte Mahanayake Thera

• Three major service projects for tsunami affected families

• Army Command and Staff College: Highest seat of learning

• Chemistry paper results re-processed

• Montessori schools from USA fund tsunami homes

• Pass books for tsunami orphans

• Killing of friend: accused acquitted

• 'Doulos' book ship in Galle today

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HDFC targets Rs. 8b for housing loans in 2006

The Chairman of the Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka S.M.M. Yaseen said that this year it has budgeted to provide Rs. 8 billion worth of housing loans for public servants and low income category segments, which is a increase by twofolds.

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Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga hits a four during the 2nd ODI of the four match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Jade Stadium in Christchurch. Tharanga scored 103. AFP

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Sports psychologist to help Lanka overcome losses

Sri Lanka are calling on renowned sports psychologist Sandy Gordon to help the national cricket team come out of its present rut of defeats.   

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Peraliya in Galle which took the worst brunt of the Boxing Day Tsunami where over 1000 train commuters perished by the killer waves is today slowly recovering from the tragedy with residents trying to put back their collective trauma and the pieces of their former lives as witnessed by the vigorous effort of some fishermen trying to get their boat out to sea.
Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

Conducive investment atmosphere in Sri Lanka - Bogollagama

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• Local Polls slated for April

• President said Sri Lanka's problems couldn't be solved through new liberalist economy - Prof. Tissa Vitarana

• Rambukwella joins Government

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• Army officer's killing: Three arrested 

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Business

• HDFC targets Rs. 8b for housing loans in 2006  

• Investor confidence soars - survey  

• Senkadagala Finance receives AAA rating

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• Sports psychologist to help Lanka overcome losses

• Tharanga's century in vain - Kiwis win series

• Sports Minister calls for elections to seven interim bodies

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