President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga unveils the plaque to open the new school building of Lankagama Model Junior School yesterday. ANCL Chairman Janadasa Peiris and Minister of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education Piyasena Gamage are also in the picture.  Picture by Kavindra Perera

ANCL's Lankagama Model Junior School opened :

Education for all irrespective of economic conditions - President

From Asanga Warnakulasuriya in Lankagama, Galle

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday stressed that her Government would bestow the right of education on every child and not let their economic conditions stand in the way towards this end.
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Govt will firmly deal with tsunami rebuilding saboteurs- President

From Ranil Wijayapala in Thawalama, Hiniduma

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday that any person, political party or organisation trying to sabotage and paralyse the program initiated by the Government to develop and rebuild the tsunami affected areas will be severely dealt with, regardless of their status after inquiring what they have done to sabotage the process.
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Tourism surge in January

by Anjana Gamage

Despite the tsunami's effect on the country's tourism industry late last year, 32,000 tourists have visited Sri Lanka in January alone.
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• Rs. 19 lakhs to rebuild damaged Buddhist temples

• Rs.2 billion for paddy purchases

• Thurunu Sevana to produce 3 million cement blocks for tsunami victims

• Iran grants US$ 10 m for reconstruction

• Comprehensive plan needed to help Buddhists, says Basnayake Nilame

• Agrarian Development Act to be amended

• GMOA protests : Ministry's new move causes severe hardship to doctors

• Netherlands Alumni Association of Lanka resource team for tsunami projects

• Dhammika Amarasinghe murder : Bail application filed on behalf of suspect refused

• Richard de Soysa, Manorani Saravanamuttu commemorated

• Japanese travel advisory no longer valid

• Islandwide survey by NHDA

• Tax redemption for tsunami victims

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