Economists hail bank rate reduction
The Government decision to lower the interests by
State banks aims to channel the credit liquidity to the private
sector enterprises and to stimulate the private sector, economists
told the Daily News yesterday.
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National interest sole criterion behind Govt decisions -
President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that
the national interest will be the sole criterion behind all
decisions taken by his Government regarding the development of the
country.
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Following discovery of defects:
Health Ministry bars certain medicines in hospitals
The Health Ministry has issued ‘withhold’
notices to hospitals regarding certain medicine following recent
issues such as finding glass particles in medicine vials. An
extensive examination is being carried out to make sure if the
particular medicine is of good quality by an Experts Committee.
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AIDS afflicted 1,161 since 1986
According to statistics of the AIDS Foundation
of Lanka (AFL), since 1986 1,161 HIV/AIDS cases have been officially
reported in Sri Lanka. Speaking at a seminar for media personnel
Tuesday,
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