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June 15, Colombo: The World Bank today approved additional financing of US$40 million to strengthen the Sri Lanka’s efforts to bring electricity to remote rural communities and promote private sector investments in power generation from renewable energy sources in urban areas.
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June 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has requested the permission of the Speaker of the parliament to question a government minister who has allegedly violated the immigration and emigration laws, Police sources said.
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June 16, Geneva: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening met Mr. Eric Solheim, Minister of International Development in Norway and Hansan Bauer Special Representative of Sri Lanka Peace process and discussed the current situation in Sri Lanka.
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June 16, Colombo: The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Private Omnibus Owners’ Association, Gemunu Wijeratna said that the bus fare hike scheduled for the July 01st would be postponed for few days as the compilation of the national policy of bus fare has not yet been finalized.
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June 16, Colombo: Senior Muslim politicians linked to the Sri Lanka government held a special pres conference today and denied the allegations that the Muslim businessmen are being kidnapped for ransom taking. They said that the propaganda is a planned act to embarrass the government.
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COLOMBO: The remains of Dr. D.A.I. Munindradasa, the top explosives and ballistics expert who died in Israel while on an official mission was brought to Sri Lanka yesterday.
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June 16, Colombo: The daughter of former Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga and late politician cum actor and singer Vijaya Kumaratunga, Yashodhara Kumaratunga is to walk down the aisle today in London.
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June 16, Colombo: The third phase of the resettling of the internally displaced persons in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka was commenced in the Vavunathivu Divisional Secretariat area today.
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June 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s major opposition United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka said that the party is organizing a massive public rally against the government at the end of July.
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