Obama leads in earliest vote

US: Buoyed by a surge in support from young voters, Barack Obama could become the first Democrat to capture traditionally Republican Virginia in more than four decades Tuesday, helping him clinch the White House.

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Milk food packets should display chemical composition - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed health authorities to ensure that milk food importers clearly display the composition of the chemicals including melamine contained in the milk food in their packets to enable consumers select healthy food items for consumption.

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India-Lanka undersea power project on course

The Sri Lankan and Indian Governments are going ahead with the implementation of the Rs. 1,000-crore under sea transmission link project between the two countries.

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Aitken Spence shows modest profit growth

Second quarter financial results of Aitken Spence PLC released to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, revealed Rs 1.24 b as profit-before-tax for the six months ended 30th September 2008. The diversified conglomerate disclosed Rs 792.4 m as profit attributable to the shareholders, a growth of 4.6 per cent, compared to the same period last year.

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