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Ranil
moves amidst SLFP blues
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Suranimala
While
the government is expected to finalise its interim administrative
structure proposal for the north east this week, the carefully
laid plans of President Chandrika Kumaratunga to pull the rug
under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's
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feet
mid-July went awry after the proposed agreement with the JVP ran into
trouble.
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Choksy's
mid-year fiscal report and the economic upturn
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Finance
Minister K. N. Choksy last week submitted to cabinet the mid-year
fiscal position report. The report outlines the performance of the
economy and the projected growth levels.
The
full report is reproduced below:
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A
proletariat dedicated to serve
beer instead of champagne
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By
George Rumsbottom
If
the people of Nineveh had ever felt cross with their
famous prophet, that feeling would not have surpassed
the feeling of crossness felt by your President
towards her party's own Jonah last week. Your JVP and
PA elements may meet in the corridors of the local
public convenience, but as I always say old chaps,
when meeting with the peasants, one must be
sufficiently well fortified. An abundance of adipose
tissue as is amply manifest in your President's young
and dashing brother is not enough. |
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