May 10 Red Letter Day for East
On May 10 all eyes would be on the crucial
Provincial Council Election in the East, which is of both political
and historical importance to Sri Lanka due to a variety of reasons.
The election in itself is a unique one as it is the first occasion
that such a poll is being held for the de-merged East with the first
and final PC poll taking place way back in 1988 for the merged North
east Province.
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A UPFA/TMVP victory - best option for the East
After the Government Security forces succeeded
in re-capturing the area in the Eastern Province previously held by
the LTTE, the Government of Sri Lanka has launched many a
development programme in order to improve the condition of living of
the people in the province.
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Iranian President's landmark South Asian tour
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a
two-day state visit from April 28 to Sri Lanka on an invitation from
President Mahinda Rajapaksa. This was the Iranian President's first
visit to Sri Lanka. President Rajapaksa visited Teheran last
November. Iran Minister of Economics & Finance Davood Danesh-Jafari
already was in Colombo on January 15-17 to pave way for
Ahmedinejad's visit and economic cooperation between the two
countries.
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