No room for terrorism

President tells 96th ILO Sessions:

THE Government is not prepared, at any cost, to bow down to terrorism, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared yesterday. Terrorism has no place in the contemporary world, President Rajapaksa told the International Labour Organisation’s 96th session in Geneva.

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Abduction, extortion claims baseless - Muslim Ministers

CLAIMING the recent allegations of abductions and extortion to be totally unfounded and baseless, Muslim Government leaders categorically ruled out resigning from their posts.

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World Bank supports energy supply to rural areas

THE World Bank yesterday approved US$ 40 million to strengthen the Government’s efforts to bring electricity to remote areas and promote private sector investments in power generation from renewable energy sources in urban areas.

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‘Introducing more leisure yachts will be a money spinner’

SRI LANKA should look to woo leisure yachts to sail to the country said the Minister of Fisheries Felix Perera. This concept is widely used in the Maldives.

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