Twenty three killed in bus-truck collision

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Twenty three persons were killed and over 60 injured when a giant beer container truck crashed into a SLTB bus at Keikawela in Induruwa, Kosgoda in the early hours of yesterday.

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Jaffna ready to celebrate New Year

The people of Jaffna are getting ready to celebrate the Sinhala and Hindu New Year. The situation in Jaffna has significantly improved and it is much better than two months ago, Jaffna GA K. Ganesh told the `Daily News' yesterday.

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Weerawila airport project accelerated

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ordered officials to take speedy action for the construction of the proposed Weerawila Airport. The President who held a meeting at Temple Trees yesterday, with all relevant officials connected with the project ordered them to make arrangements to compensate the people who would lose land due to the project.

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Economy records overall growth of 7.4 per cent

The Central Bank announced yesterday that as a result of continued tight monetary policy measures and other measures, the point to point inflation decelerated to 19.5 per cent last month and the decelerating trend is expected to continue in the coming months.

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