Year of English and IT
Year of peace, reconciliation and true
independence:
The year 2009 is our country’s Year of English
and IT. With the liberation of our people from the clutches of
terrorism which destroyed our country for more than 25 years, 2009
will also be our country’s Year of Peace, our country’s Year of
Reconciliation, and our Year of true Independence, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa said.
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Government rejects British special envoy
Conveying the Cabinet’s decision on Wednesday to
reject the appointment of former Defence Secretary Des Brown as a
special envoy to Sri Lanka, the Government yesterday informed
Britain their unilateral decision was in breach of the accepted
principles governing international relations.
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Wayamba, Central polls today
Polling will take place from 7.00 am to 4.00 pm
today, at 2,579 centres, covering all 40 polling divisions in the
five districts, comprising the Central and North-Western Provincial
Councils.
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Lanka to launch space technology
Sri Lanka is on the road to achieve its
development target and it is time to acquire space technology for
the country, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a special
discussion he had with a group of England’s Surrey University Space
Technology experts.
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Govt cancels Tiger radio licence issued during ceasefire
The Government has cancelled with immediate
effect the radio transmission licence issued to the LTTE peace
secretariat during the tenure of the ceasefire agreement.
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