Govt, LTTE gear up for talks
Final preparations for the February 22-23 truce
talks in Geneva between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam are now underway.
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BASL President's statement not approved, says Secretary
The statement issued to the media by the Bar
Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Desmond Fernando has not
been approved by the BASL Executive Committee which met on Friday,
February 3.It has not been taken up for discussion.
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Largest ever allocation for Samurdhi
In the largest allocation yet for poverty
alleviation, the Government has set apart Rs. 5,009 million to
implement the proposed development programmes of the Sri Lanka
Samurdhi Authority during the current year, redoubling efforts to
eradicate poverty as enunciated in Mahinda Chintana.
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