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The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) yesterday re-joined forces with the Government, with its Leader swearing in as a Cabinet Minister and four other MPs as Deputy Mministers. Leader of the CWC Arumugam Thondaman took oaths as Youth Empowerment and Social Economic Development Minister before President Mahinda Rajapaksa, at Temple Trees yesterday. Here the four other MPs, Deputy Leader S. Sellasamy who was sworn in as Postal Deputy Minister, Muttu Sivalingam as Estate Infrastructure Deputy Minister, S. Sachiththanandan as Education Deputy Minister and S. Jegadeeswaran as the National Integration Deputy Minister with President Mahinda Rajapaksa .

Tiger bid to bring remote control planes foiled

The Navy yesterday detected a large haul of war like equipment including a remote controlled aircraft with 5.5 metre long fuselage having a wing span of three metres after detecting and destroying two LTTE boats heading towards Vedithalthivu in the early hours of yesterday.

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Maharoof to vote against Milinda No Faith Motion

says more UNPers would follow suit:

Colombo District UNP Parliamentarian Mohammed Maharoof has threatened to vote against the Mangala-Sripathy sponsored No Confidence Motion against Minister Milinda Moragoda saying such a Motion was ill-advised and that there were other UNP MPs who would boycott the vote.

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President keynote Speaker at HT Leadership Summit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the fifth Hindustan Times Leadership Summit to be held on October 12 and 13 in New Delhi under the theme “The India that can be”.

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Maiden call: MV “DAL Reunion” the 2700 TEU vessel operated by Deutsch Africa Linien, the Hamburg based shipping line made maiden call at Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on October 10.

Insurance industry contributes 1.5p.c. to GDP

The Sri Lankan insurance industry needs a Code of Conduct to increase trust among the masses which is the need of the hour, World Bank Country Director Naoko Ishii said.

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