Steering a new era of development

North and East will boost economy:

The economic outlook of the future of Sri Lanka was predicted to become positive by the Central Bank and senior Government Ministers since the war against terrorism was over and even while the war was on an average macro economic growth rate of over four percent was recorded for the first and second quarters of the current year.

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The Morning Inspection

To win hearts and mind, we must have a heart and mind

Sri Lanka had a problem that no one thought it could handle. Terrorism. The problem was so monumental that many said ‘sue for peace’, meaning ‘surrender’. Sri Lanka fought the world’s most ruthless terrorist outfit to a finish. Sri Lanka suffered a terrible tragedy in the form of a tsunami but came away unbowed.

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Countering terrorism and healing wounds:

Resettling and improving health of IDPs

While de-mining in three divisions in Batticaloa and one division in Trincomalee has been completed, clearance activities are ongoing in another two divisions each in Anuradhapura, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Districts.

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