Political solution to national issue soon

President tells Bishops:

PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday assured the Bishops of Jaffna, Mannar and Anuradhapura that a political solution to the national issue acceptable to all as hoped by the Bishops will be found after the next All Party Conference.

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13 killed, 15,000 displaced as rains cause havoc

RAINS that lashed the East, Central, Uva and Southern provinces from Wednesday has caused 13 deaths following land slides in the Nuwara Eliya district and has displaced more than 15,000 in several districts, the Disaster Management Centre said yesterday.

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2006 healthy year for Lankan economy

YEAR 2006 was a healthy year for the Sri Lankan economy, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara told a press briefing at the Finance and Planning Ministry yesterday.

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Dr. Palitha Kohona new Foreign Secretary

Dr. Palitha Kohona was yesterday appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He received the appointment letter from President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday.

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'Lanka has ignored massive Denmark tourist potential'

Sri Lanka is under- utilizing the tourism potential from Denmark said team leader of the visiting Denmark delegation Ole Hansen on a study exchange program of the Rotary Club Metropolitan Sri Lanka.

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