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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‘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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Lanka to express deep displeasure over Chilcott statement - FM
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday
told Parliament that the Foreign Ministry will express the deep
displeasure of the Sri Lankan Government to the British Foreign
Ministry on the content of the Dudley Senanayake Memorial oration
made by the British High Commissioner Dominic Chilcott.
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