Northern resettlement begins

First batch of 125 families to be resettled tomorrow:

Resettlement of people displaced in the North has begun in the Mannar district at the Musali Divisional Secretariat area and the first batch of villagers will come back to their original properties.

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New promise of freedom

After victory over terrorism:

We have passed the difficult land-marks of the defeat and eradication of terrorism from our land. Our heroic troops, a vital sector of our workforce, are completing the historic task of sweeping terrorism away from our midst, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO) at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

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No visa denial for Swedish FM

His visit expected in May:

The attention of the Government of Sri Lanka has been drawn to reported statements alleging that a visa had been denied to the Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt to visit Sri Lanka together with the French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

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Global economic crisis:

Nanotechnology, an answer? - Snr. President FCCISL

Nanotechnology could be one of the answers to the global economic crisis by way of Nano capsules for pesticides, fertilizer, agro chemicals lighter, stronger and heat resistant food packaging with silicate nano-particles, said Senior President FCCISL Tissa Jayaweera.

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