WHO funds sought for Ayurveda research

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the Government is exploring the possibility to obtain financial assistance from a fund maintained by the World Health Organization to promote Ayurvedic research in the country.

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Exit of two CWC members:

No impact, says Deputy Minister

The exit of two members from the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) would not have any impact on the plantation workers’ support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said Ceylon Workers’ Congress President and Estate Infrastructure Deputy Minister Muthu Sivalingam.

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UNP manifesto:

MEP asks for inquiry

Mahajana Eksath Peramuna General Secretary Karunatilaka Dissanayaka has written to Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka to order an investigation on how an INGO had funded the UNP to print its latest policy manifesto.

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Milco (Pvt) Ltd Chairman Kumar Abeysinghe and Desmi Contracting AS Denmark Managing Director Erling Pakula sign the agreement to modernize the Milco factory. Milco (Pvt) Ltd Director Prabath Fonseka and Desmi Group CEO Henrik Sorensen look on. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa