Sri Lanka’s longest bridge commissioned:
I am only people’s guardian - President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday emphasized
that he was no King but was a guardian of the people. Addressing a
large crowd following the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s longest
bridge, in Kinniya, the President said when he came to this function
he saw some hoardings and posters which had the title King before
his name. “I am no King but I am the guardian of the people today,
tomorrow and in the future,” President Rajapaksa said.
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Mud slinging campaigns on websites:
Govt appoints committee
The Government has decided to appoint a
committee to inquire into the mud slinging campaigns carried on by
certain websites against the Government, Media Minister Lakshman
Yapa Abeywardana said.
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UNP MP gets funds from Rajaratnam?
Colombo District UNP parliamentarian Ravi
Karunanayake’s name is being mentioned about receiving funds from US
based millionaire Raj Rajaratnam. He was arrested by the US Central
Bureau of Investigations on allegations of defrauding the stock
market, obtaining confidential information on corporate bodies
illegally and also funding the LTTE front organization TRO to siphon
off funds for the terrorist group before it was defeated in May.
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