Govt wins Budget vote with clear majority

The Government yesterday won the budget vote by a comfortable 16 member majority overcoming a challenge by the Opposition which had vowed to defeat it. The Second Reading of Budget 2008 was passed with 118 voting for and 102 against.

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Minister to push for capital punishment for rapists, paedophiles

A Cabinet memorandum requesting to reactivate capital punishment on criminals committing crimes against children and women will be presented by Child Development and Women's Empowerment Minister Sumedha G. Jayasena. This will be done on demands by public and religious leaders, Media Coordinator to Minister Jayasena W.M.S. Wijekoon said.

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No moves to withdraw MPs' security

Chief Government Whip Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday told Parliament that the Government has not taken any move to withdraw or reduce the security provided to MPs.

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AWARD: National Business Excellence Awards 2007 conducted by the National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka was held at the Colombo Hilton yesterday with Country Director World Bank, Ms. Naoko Ishii being the Chief Guest. Colombo Engineering won the overall winner’s award. Here Director Marketing David Peiris Motor Company Jagath Kulatunge receiving the award for Excellence in Block Buster Performance, from Director, Edna K. Samarasinghe. Mobitel was the Principal sponsor of the event while Daily News was the Media sponsor. Picture by Slaiya Rupasinghe