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High hopes for women, but lowest allocation in budget
While there is a great deal of talk about getting more women to contest elections, there are questions about how serious the Government is about the welfare of women and children.
As Ampara District UPFA MP Sriyani Wijewickrema pointed out this week in Parliament, the allocations to the Women’s and Child Affairs Ministry for 2018 is a mere Rs 3 billion, one of the lowest. This amount is for the welfare of a group that makes up well over 50 percent of the country’s population, she pointed out.
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- August 31, 2024 - 179 - 0
CPC reduces fuel prices
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
- August 27, 2024 - 169 - 0
CBSL Governor warns reversal of reforms could trigger new crisis
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has cautioned that reversing the current economic programme could lead to a resurgence of the severe economic and social crisis Sri Lanka endured nearly two years ago.
- August 28, 2024 - 152 - 0
President opens Sri Lanka’s first LNG power plant
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated the open cycle phase of the “Sobadhanavi” 350 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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