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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday emphasized that he would never allow the subjugation of the freedom achieved and the democracy protected by sacrificing thousands of precious lives. Speaking at a massive public rally in Polonnaruwa attended by an estimated crowd of over 100,000, President Rajapaksa said that he was confident that the people would rise against such attempts and would never allow the ugly head of terrorism to rise again or attempts to divide the country.

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Army deserters used to incite violence - NPOC

More than 450 incidents reported:

National Polls Observation Center’s National Organizer Rasanga Harischandra said that some presidential election candidates used under world gangs and Army deserters to incite violence.

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Mechanism to avert artificial food shortage - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the Government will put in place a novel mechanism to avert an artificial food shortage in the market ahead of the elections. The President was addressing a mass rally organized by Livestock Development Minister C.B. Ratnayake in Ragala yesterday.

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Mobiles top 13.5m

There has been a substantial growth in the mobile phone industry with majority of the population using mobile phones to conduct day-to-day activities. The industry standards are on par with the developed world and the country has updated technologies and standards in today’s context, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Sri Lanka Director General Priyantha Kariyapperuma told Daily News Business.

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