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		<title>Sri Lanka becomes a maize exporter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka which used to produce only 15% of the country’s maize requirement has achieved self sufficiency in maize and the first 50,000 Metric Tons are to be exported to Canada, Taiwan and Middle East countries this year. &#160; The &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sri-lanka-becomes-a-maize-exporter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Boat Show commences Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boat Show 2012 exhibition organized by the Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute of Lanka will be held from May 18-20 at the BMICH. The Ministry of Industrial Development and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board under the Ministry of &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/2012-boat-show-commences-friday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Book entitled “Gota’s War” released</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The book titled Gota’s War’ written by the veteran journalist C.A.Chandrapema was released yesterday at Water’s Edge, Battaramulla amid a large gathering. The first copy of the book was handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was the chief guest &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/book-entitled-gotas-war-released/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World’s second best Accounting Professionals in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka has been recognised as world&#8217;s second largest pool of UK qualified accounting professionals, second only to the UK and an excellent niche for outsourcing for Finance and Accounting. &#160; In addition to this the Sri Lankan BPO industry &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/worlds-second-best-accounting-professionals-in-sri-lanka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sanath launches “Kreedawata Arunella” to uplift sports in Matara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A program called &#8216;Kreedawata Arunella&#8217; (Dawn for sports) has been launched by the Matara district Parliamentarian, and the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Sanath Jayasuriya to help under privileged schools to improve sports talents of school children in the Matara &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sanath-launches-kreedawata-arunella-to-uplift-sports-in-matara/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>International Nurses Day celebrated at Temple Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka is the leading country in the world when it comes to providing welfare facilities to its people.  He said that free education and free health services subsidized fertilizer and other agricultural utensils, Samurdhi &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/international-nurses-day-celebrated-at-temple-trees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SLFP&#8217;s reorganization programme ends with success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main coalition party of the government Saturday launched a massive six-month long island wide programme to reorganize the party. The first islandwide programme commenced Saturday under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/slfps-reorganization-programme-ends-with-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SriLankan strengthens services to Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SriLankan Airlines has announced that it would strengthen its operations to the Middle East region. &#160; The Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremasinghe has told the Arabian Travel Market (ATM ) held in Dubai that the airline which &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/srilankan-strengthens-services-to-middle-east/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mechanism established to provide detainee Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Defence informed that information relating to persons detained by the Terrorist Investigation Division will be released to their close relatives, such as the spouse, parents and siblings. &#160; It said that a round the clock mechanism has &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/mechanism-established-to-provide-detainee-information/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>All set for the Victory Day parade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Victory Day parade marking the third anniversary of the vanquishing of the ruthless LTTE terrorism from the country and end of the 30 years of terrorist atrocity which resulted in the death of several thousand innocent people of this &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/all-set-for-the-victory-day-parade/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 acre Elephant Sanctuary in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three thousand acres in the Horowpathana area has been identified for establishing a wild elephant sanctuary for the protection of the elephant resources in the country. This has become necessary as more than 100 elephants have been killed recently due &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/3000-acre-elephant-sanctuary-in-sri-lanka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Highlights of the Economic performance in 2011 at a Glance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Annual report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued  on Monday the 09th April reveals that the US D 59 billion  worth of Sri Lankan economy   grew  by  8.3  per  cent  in 2011,  the  highest  in  Sri  Lanka’s   &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/the-highlights-of-the-economic-performance-in-2011-at-a-glance-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Dengue Control Week from May 14</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena declared the National Dengue Control Week from May 14 to 20. The week is aimed at accelerating and improving the effectiveness of mosquito breeding site eradication activities. The Health Ministry has sent a circular on the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/national-dengue-control-week-from-may-14/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smurdhi Beneficiaries gets Pass Books with increased subsidy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All arrangements have been made to distribute pass books among 1,583,961 Samurdhi beneficiaries tomorrow after depositing in banks the increased subsidy of Rs. 3,751 million which was approved on April 1. &#160; Under the guidance of the Minister of Economic &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/smurdhi-beneficiaries-gets-pass-books-with-increased-subsidy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DFCC Vardana Bank records profit increases of 92.5%</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DFCC Vardhana Bank’s profit before tax (PBT) amounted to Rs 708.5 million during 2011 recording an increase of 31.5% compared with the PBT of Rs 538.8 million in 2010. The provision for taxation amounted to Rs 177 million. The effective &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/dfcc-vardana-bank-records-profit-increases-of-92-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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