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President Mahinda Rajapaksa places a floral tribute at the statue of his father D.A. Rajapaksa in Tangalle yesterday. First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa is also present.
Picture by Indrajith Perera

NIMBLE HANDS AT WORK

‘Paramparaven’ - an exhibition and sale promoting the virtues of hand-made lace in Sri Lanka and showcasing a resurgent beeralu trade and silver jewellery by the coastal region community of Mirrissa, hit by the tsunami, will be held from November 24 to 25 at the Galle Face Hotel. The items are made by small entrepreneurs assisted by South Asia Partnership Sri Lanka.
Picture by Mahinda Vithanachchi

President: No room for communalism

President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared yesterday that communalism would never be tolerated by his Government. "We dearly love our Motherland and respect our various communities, but we are in no way racist. We denounce all forms of communalism," President Rajapaksa told the 29th D.A. Rajapaksa memorial ceremony in Tangalle.

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Tigers and Tamil civilians far apart - EPDP Leader

The problems of the Tamil speaking people and those of the Tiger leadership under no circumstance have been the same. They are far wide apart, two pronged and diverse, EPDP Secretary General and Social Services and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda said yesterday.

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North-East destiny must be decided by the people - PM

The supreme power of deciding the destiny of the North and East provinces, whether they should be merged or de-merged, lies with the people living there but not with the Government or an armed group, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake told Parliament yesterday.

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Greenlight in offing for companies to act as insurance agents

Sri Lanka Insurance Board Act to be amended

An Amendment to the Sri Lanka Insurance Board Act which would enable any company to act as insurance agent would be passed within the next few months, industry sources said.

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