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Tuesday, March 17,  2009
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Auditor General S. Swarnajothi yesterday said that action hadn’t been taken on his annual report, which revealed major shortcomings in the State financial sector, even though it had been submitted to Parliament late last year.

Responding to The Island queries, at a press briefing yesterday, Swarnajothi said that his findings should be taken as constructive criticism with tangible action to rectify faults.

Auditor General S. Swarnajothi stresses a point at yesterday’s press briefing. On his left are V. Kanagasabapathy, Finance Ministry advisor and M. D. A. Harold, Chairman of Transparency International.
Pic Nishan S.Priyantha

Discovery takes off – finally
Seven astronauts raced to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Monday after a successful launch that was delayed five times and caused the mission to be shortened by a day.

Deposed Pakistani Chief Justice reinstated
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani early Monday morning announced reinstatement of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and other judges. "I restore the deposed Chief Justice and others according to the promise

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