


President Mahinda Rajapaksa was to chair a high level
conference yesterday evening to discuss ways and means of converting the
food production drive into a war against scarcity. This is in the backdrop
of soaring food prices in the world market and warnings from international
organizations that soon many a country could face famine if immediate
steps were not taken to step up food production, Trade, Consumer and
Cooperative Affairs Minister Bandula Gunwardena said yesterday.Locally produced ethanol to replace
petrol?
Sri Lanka has the capability to produce sufficient bio fuel locally ..
No more outsiders as GSNs
Grama Seva Niladharis will not be appointed to a post from outside..

To mark the traditional oil anointing ceremony that follows the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, at the auspicious time of 7.42 am yesterday the Gangaramaya tusker was anointed with oil by the chief monk Ven. Galaboda Gnaneeswara Thero. All over the country chief monks of temples anointed oil on those who went to temples for worship. (Photo-Nishan S. Priyantha)

Remanded JVP MP seeks no
position
The
Janatha Vimukti Peramuna is a political party that totally depends on the
assistance of the public and it represents the interests of the people,
JVP Trincomalee District parliamentarian Jayantha Wijesekara told The
Island

Cro-Magnon man is alive and still rocking

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