Two killed, 21 injured as speeding bus skids off road

Five days after the tragedy at Yangalmodera, a speeding private bus plying from Maduru Oya to Colombo skidded off the road yesterday at Meddalanda, Polgahawela killing two people and injuring 21, Polgahawela Police said yesterday.

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Journalist Sivaram's last rites

The remains of Dharmarathnam Sivaram, who wrote under the pen-name 'Taraki', were laid to rest at his family burial grounds in Batticaloa last evening amidst a large crowd of mourners.

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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse at the inaugural session of the 41st assembly of the International Rubber Study Group(IRSG) and the International Rubber Forum held at the Colombo Plaza yesterday. Minister of Plantation Industries Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Secretary General of the IRSG Dr. Hidde P. Smit. Picture by Roland Perera

BUSINESS

Boost for rubber sector

The Government is encouraging the increase of productivity in the rubber sector by increasing the new planting and re-planting subsidy by more than 100 per cent, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse said yesterday.

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Sri Lanka and CH & FC No.8 Dushanth Lewke extreme right who is currently representing Sportswood United of Taranaki Province in the senior division 1 inter-club tournament in New Zealand joining in a move in a match against Southern in the domestic premier league competition. (Pic: courtesy New Zealand Rugby)

SPORTS

SLTA Ex-Co steps in to solve 'backhand' selection

Sri Lanka Tennis Association has ordered fresh trials to pick the Sri Lanka boys team for the ITF Under-14 championships to be worked off in Australia later this month.

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CCPI for April 2005

BUSINESS

Boost for rubber sector

The Government is encouraging the increase of productivity in the rubber sector by increasing the new planting and re-planting subsidy by more than 100 per cent, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse said yesterday.

SPORTS

SLTA Ex-Co steps in to solve 'backhand' selection

Sri Lanka Tennis Association has ordered fresh trials to pick the Sri Lanka boys team for the ITF Under-14 championships to be worked off in Australia later this month.

Soaring prices no fault of Govt - Minister Anura Bandaranaike

Two killed, 21 injured as speeding bus skids off road

Journalist Sivaram's last rites

BUSINESS

Boost for rubber sector The Government is encouraging the increase of productivity in the rubber sector by increasing the new planting and re-planting subsidy by more than 100 per cent, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse said yesterday.

SPORTS

SLTA Ex-Co steps in to solve 'backhand' selection Sri Lanka Tennis Association has ordered fresh trials to pick the Sri Lanka boys team for the ITF Under-14 championships to be worked off in Australia later this month.

Boost for rubber sector

The Government is encouraging the increase of productivity in the rubber sector by increasing the new planting and re-planting subsidy by more than 100 per cent, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse said yesterday.

SLTA Ex-Co steps in to solve 'backhand' selection

Sri Lanka Tennis Association has ordered fresh trials to pick the Sri Lanka boys team for the ITF Under-14 championships to be worked off in Australia later this month.