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Special Committee on foreign aid By Manjula Fernando and Nadira Gunatilleke A special Cabinet sub-committee will be appointed to streamline the
utilisation of foreign aid, the Government announced yesterday. The
Cabinet Sub Committee will be under the Chairmanship of President
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. Prices of goods will decrease next month - President from Asanga Warnakulasuriya in Kurunegala President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday that though
the Government was unable to control the oil prices reaching record
limits, the prices of goods would come down in the next month. "We
have discussed the unexpected situation with our friendly nations and they
have agreed to help us by providing financial assistance," the
President said. Plans afoot to remove Lokubandara from Speaker's post by Manjula Fernando Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Mangala Samaraweera, confirming weekend
newspaper reports, said there was an on going dialogue to remove Speaker
W.J.M. Lokubandara from his post. Minister Samaraweera refuted a recent
statement by UNP spokesman Prof. G.L. Peiris that the Speaker cannot be
removed by a vote in the House. Akashi arrives in Lanka; discusses peace process by Ranil Wijayapala Japanese Special Peace Envoy to Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi who arrived in
Sri Lanka on Wednesday night commenced discussions with the Government on
the current position of the peace process in Sri Lanka after meeting Prime
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