Fruits of freedom for North soon

Launch of Oluvil port project a symbol of Eastern resurgence - President:

The Government will never backtrack on its journey to liberate innocent civilians from terrorist clutches and restore peace in fear of terrorists, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

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Easterners set to vote against LTTE - Prime Minister

Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka yesterday told Parliament that all patriotic forces should rally round and extend their fullest cooperation to the Government to completely eradicate LTTE terrorism from the country.

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East ready for polls

The May 10 Provincial Council polls in the East would see the biggest ever manpower deployment for a single province in the annals of Sri Lanka's elections, with a 35,000 strong contingent set to fan out across the province to ensure a free and fair election.

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ComBank profit tops Rs 1.7 b in 1Q 2008

A healthy growth in net interest income in the first quarter of 2008 has enabled the Commercial Bank Group to weather anticipated tougher market conditions and maintain growth momentum, the bank said yesterday.

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