New Act to safeguard consumers: National Policy on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

THE Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry will bring in an Act containing the National Policy on Drugs and Pharmaceutical items in Parliament shortly to ensure a fair deal to the consumer.

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President's Office clarifies tsunami aid mechanism

A media communique issued by the Presidential Secretariat expressed concern over UNP Media Spokesman Professor G. L. Peiris' recent statement to say that President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has stated that not a single cent received as international tsunami aid reached her and described this as a complete distortion of facts.

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Murali starts new innings in India

20-minute BIA rail link mooted

Amul to invest in Sri Lanka

Grade one National School application process begins today

How fussy can we be?

Swarnavahini news report false - SPC Chairman

Narada's family appeal for fair inquiry

Reference to four President's Counsel

IPA to help police personnel affected by tsunami

Scholarships for farmers' children

Enjoining order against Institute of Chartered Public Accountants

Development work in Wilpattu to be completed this year

German philanthropist helps tsunami victims

Police Seva Vanitha Unit to serve police personnel

Public and private transport services to be improved

Agape Int'l children's society to set up home in Wadduwa

Exhibition in Cyprus to fund Aluthgama hospital reconstruction

TU action: Postal workers asked to explain absence

News in brief

The volunteers holding drawings of schoolchildren.

BUSINESS

Relief and recreation travellers from Japan help schools

A recent trend in leisure travel in Sri Lanka has been to promote aid and assistance in the on-going relief efforts in the south and east of the island. It is now emerging as a niche market where travellers come into the country with two aims in mind, to help the victims of tsunami, and have a holiday.

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Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid hits a boundary on his way to his second century of the match on Saturday.

SPORTS

Steve Waugh, an inspiration behind Dravid's twin 'tons'

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who Saturday completed the feat of scoring a century in both innings of a Test match, said he was inspired by the example of former Australian captain Steve Waugh.

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