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Govt. in fresh push for
political solution
By Santhush Fernando
With the imminent ending of hostilities in the North the government yesterday gave its strongest indication yet that a political solution to the ethnic issue was in the offing.
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CB urges banks to cut lending rates
In a tough stance, Central Bank yesterday said it has urged commercial banks to take ‘appropriate measures’ to reduce interest on lending activities.
The move apparently follows some commercial banks being slow to reduce lending rates thereby passing the benefit of favourable macro indicators to borrowers especially the private sector.
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Visiting British parliamentary delegation leader and former British Defence Secretary Des Browne welcomed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning
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British MPs meet Mahinda
By Nizla Naizer
The all-party group of British Parliamentarians who arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday (4) on a ‘fact-finding’ mission was cautioned by the President yesterday on the false information propagated by pro-LTTE groups and certain sections of the media.
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South Asia’s
remittances to face sharp decline in 2009
Decline in remittances is likely to cause widespread economic hardship across South Asian countries for whom remittances have acted as a vital source of foreign currency contributing to economic growth and the livelihood of needy people.
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Fading
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The centuries old mural painting art of Sri Lanka is brushing extinction
Sri Lankan murals are acclaimed worldwide because of their beauty and rare style.
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