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by Tharika Goonathilake Sri Lanka has targeted 500,000 tourist arrivals this year which is not
unrealistic given the growing interest in Sri Lanka as a safe and exotic
destination, Sri Lanka Tourist Board Chairman Paddy Withana told the Daily
News yesterday.
Silencing of war guns a victory for all - President The guns of war have fallen silent and that is a victory for all of us,
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said in her New Year message
issued yesterday. Rs.56 m for Samurdhi in North-East by Uditha Kumarasinghe The Government has allocated Rs. 56.2 million to implement the Samurdhi
programme in the North-East this year to uplift the socio-economic
conditions of a large number of low income families. Jak tree rendered vital service in dispelling hunger- Minister Jayasuriya by Senarath Pushpananda and Kataragama Group and special correspondent Power and Energy Minister Karu Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka can be proudly
described as a country where no one died of starvation. The Jak tree
affectionately called the 'Bath Gasa' rendered a vital service in
dispelling hunger in this country. Other Stories
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