Developed moral society

Confident of taking country to greater victories:

Addressing a mammoth crowd of over 100,000 at the inaugural UPFA Presidential election rally at Salgado grounds, Anuradhapura yesterday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he was very confident of taking the country to greater victories from January 27 after obtaining a second successful mandate,

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I won’t take donations from Prabhakaran’s parents - President

I won’t accept from Prabhakaran’s parents even millions or billions while I would gladly take a donation of even a cent from our toiling peasants, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa accepting a donation of Rs 300,000 from a peasant farmer at the inaugural UPFA campaign rally at Anuradhapura.

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Third quarter recovery threefold than first quarter:

GDP growth rate 4.2 percent

Census and Statistics Department Director General Suranjana Wijayaratna said at a media briefing at the Government Information Department yesterday that Sri Lanka’s overall GDP growth rate for the third quarter in year 2009 is 4.2 percent.

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Defence Secretary claims Rs 1 b for defamation from Sunday Leader

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s Attorney at Law Sanath Wijewardane has sent a letter of demand for one billion rupees to the Sunday Leader newspaper Chairman Lal Wickramatunga and Editor Fredrica Jansz as damages for publishing two articles defamatory of the Defence Secretary.

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Fonseka’s FR application against State media:

SC terminates proceedings

The Supreme Court yesterday directed Attorney General President’s Counsel Mohan Peiris to draw the attention of the Commissioner of Elections to an article published in newspapers (not in the Daily News) that a Competent Authority will be appointed to monitor State and other media organisations during the Presidential Elections.

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Lanka ranked second in stock market performances

Sri Lanka has been ranked second in stock market performances this year, South Korea based Samsung Securities said yesterday.

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The EDB has identified four distinct areas to promote exports - namely Asia and Ocenia, Europe, America and the Middle East. There are 28 markets in the Asian region of which India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Maldives are significant to Sri Lanka. The Colombo Port plays a pivotal role in the country’s export sector. Here containers are being loaded at the Colombo Port. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe