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President inaugurates 58th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference today:
Showcasing SL’s post-conflict progress
The 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
will be officially inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today.
The Conference will bring together 850 Parliamentarians and staff
from 54 countries. Speaker and current CPA Chairman Chamal Rajapaksa
told the media this will be the biggest event to be held in Sri
Lanka since the end of terrorism and an opportunity for the country
to showcase first hand the progress made, to global policy makers.
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PC polls peaceful - Polls Chief
Elections to the Eastern, North Central and
Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils held on Saturday were peaceful,
said Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya issuing a media
release yesterday.
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Overwhelming victory for govt - Minister Vasudeva
The government recorded an overwhelming victory
whilst the UNP suffered a major debacle and the JVP was routed,
recording a significant defeat at the Sabaragamuwa, North Central
and Eastern Provincial Council Polls, states National Languages and
Social Integration Minister and Democratic Left Front Leader
Vasudeva Nanayakkara in a statement issued on the results of the
Provincial Council elections held on September 8. 2012. Minister
Nanayakkara’s statement adds:
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