‘Let us solve our problems ourselves’

The following article is based on the speech Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa made last Friday, winding up the Budget Debate on the Government’s behalf. This is the ninth Budget presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Government. “This is Sri Lanka’s 68th budget. The United National Party(UNP) has presented 34 budgets. With this budget, the coalition governments led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party too have presented 34 budgets.

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Creating an indigenous economy, Govt’s aim - Dr. P.B. Jayasundera

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met all stakeholders in the country including farmers, fishermen and three-wheeler drivers prior to the preparation of the Budget, Finance and Planning Ministry Secretary, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera said in an interview with SLBC Chairman Hudson Samarasinghe.

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Galle Dialogue, focus on Indian Ocean geopolitics

The two day international maritime conference, “Galle Dialogue - 2013”, organised by the Sri Lanka Navy with the participation of delegates from the naval communities from 35 nations across the globe concluded on Tuesday at the Light House hotel in the port city of Galle after providing an effective platform to discuss “Emerging Maritime Trends in the Indian Ocean”.

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