Drastic drop in unemployment
Records 5.2 percent in 2008:
Boost in health education:
New projects in North and East:
State Revenue and Finance Minister Ranjith
Siyambalapitiya told Parliament yesterday that the unemployment rate
of Sri Lanka has come down to 5.2 percent in 2008 from 16 percent in
1990 in spite of the challenges posed by the global economic
recession and the North-East war.
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ADB lending to go up 50 percent:
Confidence of international community very high
July 23 (Bloomberg) The Asian Development Bank
plans to increase its lending to Sri Lanka by 50 percent to help
rebuild it after ending its 26-year conflict. The Manila-based
lender plans to raise Sri Lanka’s annual allocation to $300 million
in 2010 from $200 million, to fund road,
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President enrols first batch for Pallekelle Buddhist Academy
The first batch of 103 degree and diploma
students were enrolled to the proposed Pallekelle International
Buddhist Academy at a ceremony presided by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa at the Pallekelle International Buddhist Research Centre
premises yesterday morning
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Opposition Leader cannot exert undue pressure - Chief Govt.
whip
Chief Government whip Urban Development and
Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told Parliament
yesterday that Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has no right
to exert undue pressure on a Government Minister in getting a reply
to a question asked by a member.
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