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Australia, reeling under an influx of bogus Sri Lankan
refugees has now appointed their top diplomat based in New Delhi to
negotiate with Sri Lanka and explore ways and means of tackling the
issue.
Well informed sources told The Island that Australian
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday night had briefed Parliament of his
move as tragedy hit another boatload of Sri Lankans trying to reach
Australia.
Speaker rejects UNP
leader’s criticism of vote-on-account
The Speaker of the House, W. J. M. Lokubandara,
yesterday rejected Opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe’s assertions
that the President Mahinda Rajapaksa had violated the Constitution and
Monetary Laws...
Govt. seeks over Rs. 362 bn
for first 4 months of 2010
The government yesterday presented a vote-on-account
seeking over Rs. 362 billion for the first four months of 2010. Deputy
Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama made the presentation amidst
Opposition protests.
The letter
of the law
Last week the rumour mills went into over-drive
with speculation that the Chief of...
