Wheels move for broad development drive

The Government will implement development projects on regional basis depending on the needs of the regions while implementing broad national level development programmes, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

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Suicide bomber's ID documents missing

Attempt on the life of Defence Secretary

The CID investigating the attempt on the life of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has uncovered that documents pertaining to the issuance of the National Identity Card to the suicide bomber at the Department of Registration of Persons were missing.

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Praise for PTA re-enactment

The Judicial Services Association and the Colombo Magistrate's Court Lawyers Association hailed President Mahinda Rajapaksa's initiative to reactivate the provisions of Prevention of Terrorism Act to check the escalating terrorist activities.

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SLT to launch Lanka-S.Africa submarine cable link

Bid to expand global telecom connectivity:

SLT will commission a submarine cable system between Sri Lanka and South Africa to tap the African continent to enhance its global telecommunication connectivity, its sources said. At present it is in the pipeline and still under discussion, SLT CEO Shoji Takahashi said.

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