Govt ready to shelter civilians fleeing Wanni battle
Security forces move forward:
As fighting intensifies and the security forces move
forward in the Wanni to capture the LTTE’s heartland, the government
said it was fully geared to provide facilities for an estimated 200,000
to 500,000 civilians trapped in uncleared areas.
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Cheaper phone calls soon for public servants, pensioners
Minister of Trade, Marketing Development,
Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, Bandula Gunawardena said that
concessions will be provided on telephone charges for public servants
and pensioners and that it will be made known by the end of this month.
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36,000 public servants deployed for PC polls
A record 36,000 public servants will be deployed by
the Elections Secretariat for Saturday's Provincial Council Election in
the North Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces, Assistant Elections
Commissioner, Mahinda Deshapriya told the Sunday Observer yesterday.
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Rs. 300 m forex deal - CB sends charge sheet to Ravi Karunanayake
The Sri Lanka Central Bank’s forex department has
sent a charge sheet to MP Ravi Karunanayake regarding an alleged Rs. 300
million forex deal, our sister papers reported on Thursday.
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