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The Central Bank is now busy preparing the necessary
operative instruction to the banks to implement a 20% bonus interest
scheme for senior citizens hard hit by the recent interest rate
reduction, Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said yesterday.This scheme, announced last week by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa at a meeting with the Organization of...
The French news agency AFP yesterday released this `then and now’ picture of the Galle bus stand, devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004, now restored to normal.
‘PLA’ a creation of govt.
to rig Presidential Election
The so-called Peoples Liberation Army does not exist and
was a creation of the government aimed at rigging the forthcoming
Presidential Election, SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem alleged yesterday.
Major contenders’ campaigns
get into gear
The election campaigns of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
and General Sarath Fonseka are getting into their stride with both major
contenders launching official websites last week.
