Resettlement after de-mining

The displaced people in the North will be resettled in their original homes soon after the mines were cleared in the respective areas to integrate them into the national development process, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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LTTE de-listing attempt fails

An LTTE challenge to a law that allows the US President to designate groups as terrorist organizations, freeze their assets and block aid to them was dismissed by a Federal Appeals Court in San Francisco yesterday. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act was enacted by Congress in 1977 and was originally used by Presidents to impose economic sanctions on foreign nations considered a threat to national security.

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Rat fever warning as rainy season begins

The majority of the affected persons belong to the country's work force who are between the ages of 35 and 55

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'Sri Lanka could be a model nation':

Exports to surpass $ 1 b before year's end

The country earned half a billion US dollars in exports for the first six months this year. It is expected to pass the one billion dollar mark by the end of the year, said National Exporters Association Chairman Rohan Fernando.

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