‘Only original dwellers will be resettled’

Transport Minister Dullas Allahapperuma on behalf of the Government yesterday stressed that the Sinhalese will not be settled in earlier Tamil dominated areas when displaced persons are resettled in the North.

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President arrives in Egypt for NAM Summit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday arrived at the Sham El Sheikh Airport, Egypt at 4.30 p.m. Sri Lanka time to attend the fifteenth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit meeting.

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Former Treasury Secy asked to notice respondents

The Supreme Court yesterday directed former Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundara to notify the respondents in the Lanka Marine Services Ltd, (LMSL) rights application before supporting his motion seeking to relieve him from an affidavit.

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Dengue on the wane

The spread of Dengue fever has been on the decline since last week. The sharp decline is due to the successful implementation of the National Dengue Control Program.

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The first copy of the new local language interface software jointly developed by Microsoft and ICTA was presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Monday. From left : President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Microsoft Sri Lanka Country Manager Shriyani de Silva Wijeyeratne, ICTA’s Chairman Prof P. W. Epasinghe, Microsoft Sri Lanka H.R. Director Channa de Silva, ICTA’s Chief Operating Officer Reshan Dewapura, President’s Secretary Lalith Weerathunga and ICTA’s Director Jayantha Fernando