Nearly 170 ex-Tiger child soldiers sit ALs

Examination continues until September 5 :

Ten exam centres for IDPs in Vavuniya:

Nearly 170 former LTTE child soldiers sat the GCE Advanced Level in Vavuniya yesterday as a result of the Government’s humanitarian operations to free the North and East people from the clutches of LTTE terrorism, Examinations Department sources said. The Advanced Level Examination 2009 commenced in 1,827 examination centres yesterday.

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Oil exploration in Mannar Basin:

Government to lease more blocks

The Government is in the process of leasing nine oil blocks in the Mannar Basin to several countries to fast track oil exploration Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development Minister A.H.M Fowzie said.

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Special bus, train services for Madhu pilgrims

The Transport Ministry has introduced special bus and train services to cater to pilgrims visiting the Sacred Madhu Church for the annual feast this season.

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Lanka, Vietnam trade to increase to $ 100m

Sri Lanka and Vietnam will increase bilateral trade to USD 100 million this year. “Hopefully, we will be able to increase trade between Vietnam and Sri Lanka from US $ 60 million to US $100 million this year,” said Minister, Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama at a joint media conference on Monday.

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