Political unity building New Sri Lanka
President tells 'Deyata-Kirula' ceremony at
Weerawila:
Political and communal amity are bringing Sri
Lanka ever closer to peace and prosperity, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa said yesterday. Addressing a public ceremony titled 'Deyata-Kirula'
held here to mark his first year in office as President and the
groundbreaking ceremony of the proposed Weerawila International
Airport, President Rajapaksa said: "The first step to a 'New Sri
Lanka', as envisaged in the Mahinda Chinthana, would be uniting the
country.
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President directs authorities to ensure adequate food supplies,
goods for Jaffna Peninsula
PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa had directed the
relevant Government authorities spearheaded by the Commissioner
General of Essential Services to take all possible steps to ensure
adequate supplies of food and other goods for the use of civilians
in the Jaffna peninsula.
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Samurdhi deposits top Rs.17 billion
THE Samurdhi Bank Societies have made remarkable
progress in alleviating poverty, recording total deposits amounting
to Rs.17,419 million by end September this year.
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India's Sri Lanka policy - a projection
THERE are other factors that India needs to bear
in mind. If India were to turn a Nelsonian eye to LTTE arms
smuggling through Indian waters, it would expand the area of
operations of the Sea Tigers and allow the LTTE to rebuild its
infrastructure in Tamil Nadu; an infrastructure which over the
medium and long term, would support militant or irredentist
sentiment.
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