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Reforms: IMF's criteria to release funds

 By Amantha Perera

The real test for the new UNF government will come on March 20 when Finance Minister K. N. Choksy presents the budget. It would most certainly be the last chance for the government to go ahead with painful yet necessary economic reforms.

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No decision on IMF package

By Amantha Perera

The status of the IMF-funded Stand-by-Facility remains undecided despite extensive talks between the government and an IMF delegation led by Deputy Director Anup Singh.

A bare-bodied Minister of Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Dr. Jayalath Jayawardene receives the blessings of a high-priest of a Hindu kovil in Jaffna during his trip to the North last week.

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Ponnambalam killers caught on tape

By Frederica Jansz

 The Sunday Leader  today exposes stunning details of a taped conversation between two policemen which reveals the murder of Kumar Ponnambalam.

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Murder suspect is CJ's crony

CBK’s hand in Mathurata conspiracy