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• No shortage of urea fertiliser

• Ministry vetos Gas price hike

• Lankan Leo wins world award

• China Air delegation meets Tourism Deputy Minister

•  Errant medicos nabbed by flying squad

• New Z-Scores to UGC next week

• Road improvement with Japanese funds

•  Pakistan provides US$ 20 mn

• Ramakrishna Road shooting incident:Three suspects released

• Five major projects with Chinese assistance to be launched this year

• SIS donates Rs 100 m to Sambodhi home

•  Ruhuna Medical Faculty celebrates Silver jubilee

• Co-banking system launched

• Ministry to combat hospital kitchen corruption

• SLTB interdicts 124 employees

The President of the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nawaz Rajabdeen presented book titled ‘FCCISL in action’ to President Mahinda Rajapakse last week. The FCCISL on an initiative from the then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse launched a programme ‘back to business’ to rebuild the lively hoods and provide financial assistance to those who were affected by the tsunami. The FCCISL received US $ 750m from the German and Netherlands governments and USAID for this programme. Back to Business programme was conducted in Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Batticolca, Trincomalee and Jaffna.

BUSINESS

New bidding to purchase port terminal computer system

The decision made by the management of Sri Lanka Ports Authority to call for bids to purchase a Terminal Management Computer System for its 'Jaya' container Terminal has enhanced options and cost savings for SLPA.

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New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming with the series trophy after the 4th ODI of the four match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at McLean Park in Napier 08 January 2006. Sri Lanka won the match by 20 runs to stop New Zealand making a clean sweep of the series. AFP Photo

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Racist taunts put VB series under threat

There is the threat of South Africa pulling out of the VB Triangular Series due to begin on Friday with Australia playing Sri Lanka at the Telstra Dome, if the racist taunts by some of the Aussie spectators at some South African players continue.   

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Preparations are under way to conduct the Duruthu Maha Perahera of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya this week. Here Water Board workers clean the pond in front of the Viharaya as part of the cleaning-up activities.
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