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President tells Central Province Education officials:

Education, top priority

The Government never neglected the Education sector in spite of the heavy defence expenditure involved in a costly war. In fact more and more funds were allocated for the development of the education sector by the Government, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

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Copper scrap scam at Yard

The Customs is seeking Criminal Investigations Department (CID) assistance to trace the missing Rs 70 million valued copper scraps packed in four containers at the Customs D. Branch yard at Orugodawatta. The four containers were earlier forfeited by Customs Branch and put for sale.

 

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Lanka mired in UNP’s debt trap - Minister

Sri Lanka is still mired in the debt trap set by the UNP Government of J.R. Jayewardene. Colossal sums obtained as foreign debt is still being paid. One clear example is the loan obtained for the accelerated Mahaweli River Diversion Scheme, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said at the UPFA press conference.

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It was brisk business for these traders selling Christmas trees, a familiar sight every year in the Town Hall area. This year is special as people are eager to celebrate the first Christmas on a grand scale after the dawn of peace. Daily News Business interviewed some of the Christmas tree traders for their views. Most of them said that compared to the previous years, this year’s business was impressive and that they will have the best business today as most of the people buy their Christmas trees a day before the Christmas day as a habit. Here a family buys a Christmas tree near the Town Hall. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe

 

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