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Few takers for Muthurajawela sea sand
 

From January todate only 30,000 cubes from the two million meter cubes of sea sand stockpiled in Muthurajawela, has been sold, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC), sources said.

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Former Lankan great Ranatunga predicts .... 7-0 drubbing
 

PUNE, India, Wednesday (AFP) Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday predicted a 7-0 sweep for resurgent India in the current one-day series unless the tourists quickly stop the rot.

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Here Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama hands over a memento to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga felicitating her decade long service to the country.

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was felicitated for her decade long service to the country by the Ministry of Finance at the BMICH yesterday. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera and Presidential Secretary W.J.S. Karunaratne were also present on this occasion.
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