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Charging that the government had gone back on its stance to bring back those who were politically exiled, Propaganda Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party Pubudu Jagoda yesterday said that government officials were hounding its leader Kumar Gunaratnam who had come back to engage in politics.
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The Cabinet on Thursday unanimously approved the long-awaited National Medicinal Drugs Policy (NMDP) or the amended Senaka Bibile Drugs Policy to be presented in parliament to regulate and reduce the prices of drugs in the country.
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Water supply has been disrupted in Dehiwala, Mount Lavinia, Ratmalana, Kohuwala, Nugegoda, Wellawatta, Pamankada and Kirulapone due to an urgent repair of the main pipeline carrying water from Ambatale to Dehiwala, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.
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Contradicting Fisheries State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi’s statement on the suspension of the European Union’s ban on the export of fisheries products for six months, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Fisheries said that they had not received any such news.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal, who just concluded her two-day visit to Sri Lanka, said there was a lot of work to be done for Sri Lanka to pursue a future that is peaceful, inclusive, and prosperous.