New Commissioner for Rehabilitation .....

New Commissioner for RehabilitationPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Major General Daya Rathnayake as the new Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, the government....

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President tells teachers........

President tells teachers:People-centric policies to stayIMF acknowledges Mahinda Chinthana viablePresident Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday asserted that the Government’s people-centric policies, in line with the Mahinda Chinthana policy framework would never be sacrificed in order to gain financial or other advantages.-dailyn...

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New night mail train service from Colombo to Vavuniya ......

New night mail train service from Colombo to Vavuniya A new night mail train service was launched by the Government from Colombo to Vavuniya starting 9.45 pm yesterday (July 30)."This is another historic move taken by the Government on President Mahinda Rajapaksa's direction," Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma told the media in Vavuniya yesterday.The Minister said the night mail service was suspended in March, 2008 following terrorist activities....

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Combating threat of terrorism........

Combating threat of terrorism:Lanka perfect example - Bahrain PMThree MoUs signed between the two countries: Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa yesterday commended the manner in which Sri Lanka acted to defeat terrorism and said this is a perfect example to other countries which faced with the threat of terrorism.-dailynews ...

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openingvof the Sigiriya MuseumPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at the opening of the Sigiriya Museum. - Picture by Chandana Per...

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Haul of arms and explosives.........

Haul of arms and explosives found Acting on a tip-off officers of the STF conducted a search operation yesterday (27) in NARAKAMAULLA, LAVENIARU, TARARIKULAM, and KURUTHTHAMBADA areas and recovered following weapons and explosives that had been buried.T - 56 Weapons - 58Grenade Pistol - 01Grenade Pistol rounds - 029 mm Micro rounds - 25605.55x45 mm rounds - 3800Land mine (11 kg 300g) - 01Land mine (12kg) - 01Side chargers (15kg) - 037.62x30 rounds...

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Mathata Thitha taking effec...........

Mathata Thitha taking effect:Marked drop in alcohol, tobacco useWith the anti-alcohol and anti-tobacco policies pursued by the present Government from 2005 under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Mathata Thitha policy the consumption of tobacco among school children and adults had been reduced considerably at present, a Global Youth Tobacco Survey had found. Accordingly, tobacco consumption among schoolchildren has declined from 5 percent in 1997 to...

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Education Ministry decrees........

Education Ministry decrees:Mobile phone taboo in schools In move to create a well disciplined student population in the country, the Education Ministry is to issue a special circular that prevents students from bringing mobile phones to the schools.dailyn...

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Former Japanese FM arrives in Sri Lanka........

Former Japanese FM arrives in Sri LankaFormer Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in the country last night. He is expected to meet several top government officials during his visit -dailymir...

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SAARC Council of Ministers to declare.....

SAARC Council of Ministers to declare:Decade of Intra-regional connectivity in SAARCThe Second Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Transport chaired by Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma was held at the Colombo Hilton on July 25 with the participation of all Member States of SAARC. dailyn...

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Historic Nallur Festival to be celebrated in grand scale this year

Historic Nallur Festival to be celebrated in grand scale this yearSri Lanka Tourism together with Sri Lanka Air force introduce direct charter flights to Jaffna Thousands of Hindu devotees are expected to flock to the historic Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil for the annual Nallur festival, which will be held from 27th July to 19th August. The annual festival is expected to be celebrated on a grand scale this year, with the dawn of peace in the country....

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New bridge over Mahaweli.......

New bridge over Mahaweli : President Mahinda Rajapaksa participating at the opening of the Kandy-Katugastota new bridge by cutting a ribbon yesterday. Ministers Dr.Sarath Amunugama, T.B Ekanayake, Keheliya Rambukwelle, Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake, Highways Ministry Secretary Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda , ‘Maga Neguma’ Chairman...

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Inspector General of Police directs: ......

Inspector General of Police directs:Three pronged attack on crimeInspector General of Police Jayantha Wickremaratne at a special conference at his chambers on Friday assigned three Deputy Inspectors General of Police to combat three major crimes in the country. They are - gang operated organised crimes, illicit liquor and hard drug trafficking. dailyn...

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Reactivation of Press Council

Reactivation of Press Council:Not a move to suppress journalistsMedia Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament yesterday the moves taken by the Government to reactivate the Press Council has not been taken whatsoever to suppress journalists or impose restrictions on media personnel as highlighted by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.dailynews...

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Galle MC -PO leader shot dead.......

Galle MC opposition leaderDushantha shot dead The Galle Municipal Council (MC) opposition leader Dushantha Seniviratna (40 year old) was shot dead by unidentified gunmen traveling on a motorbike in Galle yesterday(22)says by Poli...

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Huge progress in estate schools ..........

Huge progress in estate schoolsAll facilities provided including 3600 teacher appointments:President Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed that the estate sector has seen tremendous development in terms of education and that teacher shortages in the estate sector have already been solved by appointing over 3600 educated youth in the area as teachers. “We have provided adequate teachers...

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Sri lanka to have action plan......

Sri Lanka to have action plan on human rights (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government said Monday that it would soon announce an action plan to safeguard human rights and prevent torture and disappearances. "This action plan would show our commitment and our determination to minimize, prevent or even eradicate torture and disappearances," Minister of Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe told reporters. Samarasinghe said a committee headed by the...

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President at Mahiyanganaya.....

President at MahiyanganaPresident at Mahiyangana: President Mahinda Rajapaksa arriving at the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya for the felicitation accorded to him and the Security Forces on the second month of the liberation of the country from terrorism. With the President are the Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter the Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera and Healthcare...

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prices of milk.....

Prices of imported milk powder dropsThe prices of imported milk powder was reduced by the Government said Minister of Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena yesterday (18).Accordingly the prices of imported milk powder will be reduced with effect from midnight Monday (20). The price of a 1 kg packet of milk powder will be reduced by Rs 37 while a 400g packet of milk powder will come down by Rs 15 stated Minister Bandula Gunawardena. lankapuw...

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All set for Sri Lanka’s biggest beach festival to set Hikkaduwa ablaze

All set for Sri Lanka’s biggest beach festival to set Hikkaduwa ablazeThe much awaited ‘Hikkaduwa Beach Fest 09’, is set to take place from the 30th of July to the 2nd August. Held in the southern coastal strip of the country, last year’s Hikkaduwa Beach Fest attracted more than 10,000 people. Organized by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Hikkaduwa Beach Fest is...

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Climate Change crisis: ..........

Climate Change crisis:President for pragmatic policyHuman activity is causing the global climate to heat-up at an alarming rate. This will have far-reaching consequences for animal and plant life and for human civilization, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said addressing the Non Aligned Movement Summit in Egypt on Wednesday.dailynews...

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UK aid for Lanka displaced ......

UK aid for Lanka displacedThe British government says it has allocated nearly five million dollars to aid projects for Sri Lankan civilians displaced by recent fighting between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.The Department for International Development (DfID) says the money will be used to help over two hundred and eighty thousand people return home."Conditions in the camps are improving, but are still basic. There are reports of high levels...

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UK aid for Lanka displaced .......

UK aid for Lanka displacedThe British government says it has allocated nearly five million dollars to aid projects for Sri Lankan civilians displaced by recent fighting between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.The Department for International Development (DfID) says the money will be used to help over two hundred and eighty thousand people return home."Conditions in the camps are improving, but are still basic. There are reports of high levels...

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Sri Lanka looks to future with hope and enthusiasm .......

Sri Lanka looks to future with hope and enthusiasmCalls for deferment of debt payment and creation of NAM Reserve facility: A great sigh of relief has now swept across the entire nation being finally released from the grip of the fear of terrorism. The Sri Lankan Nation now looks to the future with renewed hope and enthusiasm, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the...

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NAM summit focus on global financial crisis - President makes statement today ....

NAM summit focus on global financial crisis - President makes statement todayPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa will attend the 15th summit of Heads of State of the Non-Aligned Movement that opens in Sharm El-Sheikh, today (July 15) at the Maritime Congress Center, which will focus on issues facing the developing countries due to the current word economic and financial crises caused mainly by the policies of the developed countries of the West.defence...

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New appointments in Defence top brass ...

New appointments in Defence top brass Lankapuvath- President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Army Chief Sarath Fonseka as the Chief of Defence Staff. Maj. Gen Jagath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the new Army Commander with effect from July 15....

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doctors who served.....

Doctors who served in uncleared areas meet the media"We thought LTTE were liberators of the Tamil people. They forcibly recruit children and youth. 3 - 4 from every family. I treated girls and boys of 14 - 15 age group who had been child recruits. It was a useless war. Their strategy was to use civilians as a human shield and to mislead the international community and obtain their support. They shouldn't have brought the war to the no war zone. Now...

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Clearing operation.....

Clearing operations continued; more weapons foundSri Lanka armed forces and police personnel are continuing their clearing operations in the former LTTE dominated areas in the northern and eastern provinces. The aim of these operations is to ensure the safety of the areas for the resettlement activities.During yesterday's operations (Jul 7) , police acting on information found 3 night vision devices , one hand grenade and 90 T-56 ammo from the Asikulam...

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Rs. 250m daily for Northern civilian upkeep ...

Rs. 250m daily for Northern civilian upkeepThe Government spends over Rs. 250 million daily for the welfare of over 300,000 displaced civilians in the Northern Province, said Agriculture and Agrarian Services Minister Maithreepala Sirisena.dailyn...

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Solution to ethnic issue after next presidential poll – President Rajapakse

Solution to ethnic issue after next presidential poll – President Rajapakse President Mahinda Rajapakse says that any form of solution to the ethnic issue would be presented only after the next presidential election.The President had made this comment in an interview with The Hindu newspaper.President Rajapakse had said he was looking at devolving power at provincial level...

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Ministry to invest Rs. 869m for Northern fishermen

Ministry to invest Rs. 869m for Northern fishermenThe Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry will invest Rs. 869 million to re-engage the fishermen of North who were denied fishing opportunities due to terrorist activities.This investment will be placed in line with the 180 day accelerated program launched by the Government under the Uthuru Vasanthaya master development drive of the North.This was revealed by Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister...

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Ayurvedic hospital to Trincomalee........

Ayurvedic hospital to Trincomalee Lankapuvath -A Ayurvedic hospital will be established in Tricomallee.The hospital is being constructed for the benefit of the locals in the area as well as for the benefit of the Medical students of the Eastern University. A media release issued by the Ministry of Indigenous Medicine said that with the establishments of the hospital the medical students will be able to get practical training in the hospital.The...

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Suspected LTTE agent.....

Suspected LTTE agent arrested over throwing acid at Sri Lankan students - AustraliaA suspected LTTE terrorist in Australia Amalathepan Srikantharajah (25) of Girraween has been arrested by the Australian detectives for an attempted murder of two Sri Lankan students by throwing acid at them. The suspect with few others allegedly attacked two Sri Lankan students, Chahunika Werasinghe (27) and housemate Jayasiri Watawala (22) while they were at their...

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tamil govt will be formed in lanka....

Tamil govt will be formed in Lanka: MK Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Wednesday expressed hope that a government led by Tamils would be formed soon in Sri Lanka. He also said that the ailing Tamils in the island nation could at present get respite only through the Mahinda Rajapakse government.Replying to a special call attention motion in the Assembly over the plight of Tamils in the neighbouring country, he said the conflict in Lanka between...

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