Budget 2008 passed with majority of 47

The Government yesterday won the Third Reading vote of Budget 2008 with a majority of 47 votes. The crucial vote was considered to be one of the most decisive budget votes in recent history especially in view of defence and national security concerns.

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Three LTTE activists to stand trial in Australian SC

A Magistrate’s Court in Melbourne committed three Australians of Sri Lankan Tamil origin to stand trial in the Supreme Court of Australia last afternoon for engaging in terrorism related offences in Australia.

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Russian astronaut guest of honour at Sir Arthur C. Clarke felicitation

Astronaut Alexey Leonov of Russia, the first man to walk in space will be the guest of honour at a ceremony to felicitate Sir Arthur C. Clarke on his 90th birthday at a Central Bank auditorium today at 5.00 p.m.

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‘A clear victory for the fight against terror’

The blessings of the Maha Sangha are with the Government to defeat terrorism and usher permanent peace in the country and the victory at the budget was a victory of the nation at a time the country was heading towards defeating terrorism, the Anunayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven. Galagama Attadassi Thera said.

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MAGA wins Construction Excellence Award

MAGA Engineering won the excellence award at the ICTAD Construction Excellence awards ceremony at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo yesterday. It has won 22 Construction Excellence awards and merit awards and has made history by becoming the construction company which has won the highest number of awards in the field in Sri Lanka.

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