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Akashi announces huge Japanese Aid package: Rs. 26 billion for projects covering the island by Ravi Ladduwahetty The Japanese government is granting Rs 26 billion in aid to Sri Lanka
that will improve infrastructure mostly in the southern part of the
country. Z-score marking to remain by Manjula Fernando The Parliamentary Select Committee which reviewed the controversial
university selection criteria, Z-score on the request of Education
Minister Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku has decided to retain the method. PM vows to solve problems of estate community Ananda Kannangara from Kandy Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday assured estate workers
that a part of Rs. 26 billion, which is to be granted by the Japanese
Government towards the development of Sri Lanka will be used to resolve
the housing and employment problems of estate community. Prelude to Tharuna Aruna project: Career guidance training for over 10,000 unemployed graduates by Ananda Kannangara The Employment and Labour Ministry will initiate the Government's first
Career Guidance Training Programme for the benefit of over 10,000
unemployed graduates. Military belts issue settled by Ranga Jayasuriya LTTE women cadres will voluntarily remove military belts when they
enter government-controlled areas and will not wear them in such areas in
accordance with the interim arrangements made by the Sri Lanka Monitoring
Mission, the SLMM said. Other Stories
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