Eastern revival precursor to Northern liberation

President stresses at Arugam Bay bridge opening:

PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the international community to understand the reality and the motive of the Government’s humanitarian operations to liberate the North, in cognisance of the ‘Eastern Renaissance’ enjoyed by the Eastern polity now.

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LTTE targeting impoverished Lankans - British Magazine

The widely circulated Observer magazine distributed with the Observer newspaper in a four page in-depth article said by targeting innocent civilians the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are fast losing whatever sympathies they had earlier.

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New ID measures for PC polls

Election authorities have tightened screws on election malpractices including alterations to the Identity Card issued to voters who do not possess a valid NIC to be used for voting at the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provincial Council elections.

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Sri Lanka should have a pragmatic economic policy

“Sri Lanka should have a pragmatic economic policy to improve the country’s infrastructure facilities to attract direct foreign investment like Malaysia,”

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