Former AG Mohan
Peiris says :
SL can face vote with confidence
‘India’s position
to be taken holistically’ :
A key member of
the Sri Lankan delegation to the
UNHRC sessions and former Attorney
General Mohan Peiris yesterday told
the Daily News from Geneva that the
resolution could be put to the vote
today, tomorrow or even on
Friday(23). “ We have every
confidence that India will act in
favour of Sri Lanka because it was
with India’s support that Sri Lanka
has carried out most of its
reconciliation work,” he said.
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Colombo to be turned into a
world class city
The ongoing
development would see Colombo being
transformed into a world-class city,
that could be the centerpiece of Sri
Lanka’s economic revival. At the
same time, the government would also
develop cities and towns in the rest
of the country, Defence and Urban
Development Ministry Secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday.
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Rally round govt to defeat
conspirators - Dinesh
Water Supply and
Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
yesterday requested all Sri Lankans
to unite, shed petty differences,
join hands with the government and
rise to defeat foreign conspirators
in Geneva. “Every possible step
should be taken to defeat these
conspirators and their conspiracy
which is aimed at destroying our
independence and sovereignty,” the
minister told the Daily News
yesterday.
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Switch off and save money too -
minister
Power and Energy
Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka
yesterday requested electricity
consumers to provide their voluntary
contribution to save electricity
during the peak hours from 6.30pm to
9.30pm. The minister launching the
Today for Tomorrow energy
conservation programme at the BMICH,
observed that among the total
electricity consumers of the CEB and
LECO amounting to five million, 4.6
million are domestic consumers.
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