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Eight per cent growth rate targeted by Shirajiv Sirimane The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government's economic policy
will focus on the promotion of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, exports
and small and medium scale enterprises, Finance Minister Dr. Sarath
Amunugama announced yesterday. UNP openly flouted schools admission laws: Mangala lambasts sections of media on school admissions issue by Manjula Fernando Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Mangala Samaraweera accused that a
section of the media, driven by an unforeseen hand, maliciously
highlighted the schools issue involving the JVP Matara district MP to
sling mud at the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). We must tolerate different opinions, says President by Chandrani Marasinghe and Jayasiri Munasinghe The country was dragged into a crisis during the past two decades as
citizens of this country did not develop the spirit of tolerance to
respect others' opinions, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
said yesterday. Karuna affair: President rejects LTTE charges on Army role President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday categorically
rejected publicly aired allegations by the LTTE that the Government had
authorised Sri Lankan military activities in the Eastern Province in
support of the Karuna faction. SB's medical certificate unacceptable - Supreme Court by Sarath Malalasekera and Wasantha Ramanayake The Five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court which was to hear the inquiry
into the contempt charges against former Agriculture, Livestock and
Samurdhi Minister S.B. Dissanayake yesterday observed that the medical
certificate submitted by Dissanayake to court through his Senior Counsel
could not be accepted. Other Stories
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