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| UN cuts rations to poor Lankans |
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| With prices of essential grain hitting record levels around the world and no corresponding increases in finances the UN World Food Programme is cutting down on its rations to about one million Sri Lankans it is feeding in the North and East. |
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| World Bank cuts AIDS funds ..... |
| A major five-year World Bank HIV/AIDS prevention project worth US$ 12.6 million is ending its term amidst reports of under-utilization of funds and serious allegations of mismanagement and corruption while in some cases huge sums of money were used on a bus tour with a few musical shows as a publicity drive. |
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| Piliyandala bomb: Deadly details discovered |
| The bomb which exploded inside a crowded CTB bus at Piliyandala on Friday was packed with steel balls and designed to cause maximum damage, an official of the Government Analyst’s Department said yesterday.
His comments came as the death toll rose to 26 while 62 more injured passengers were being treated at the Kalubowila, Piliyandala and National hospitals. |
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