No return to war
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera assures
Parliament
Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera
yesterday assured Parliament that war is not imminent and that the
Government will not return to war despite provocations by the LTTE.
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Inter-Ministerial Committee on Human Rights
Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister
Mahinda Samarasinghe will appoint an inter-ministerial committee on
human rights to assist investigations on human rights violations.
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Tobacco and Alcohol Authority Bill presented
THE Government yesterday presented a Bill in
Parliament seeking approval for the establishment of a National
Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol specially aimed at discouraging
children form smoking and consuming alcohol.
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