CONSPIRATORS FACE PUBLIC
BACKLASH
*Tens of
thousands take to the streets
*Clear message
to International community
Tens of thousands
of people took to the streets in
Colombo yesterday in support of the
government, and to denounce plots
against the state seeking to derail
the country’s accelerated
development in the aftermath of the
victory against terrorism. A large
of number trade union members,
politicians and men and women from
among general public joined the
demonstration,
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President at
Commonwealth Local Government
Conference in Uganda:
Local Government effective in
taking development directly to the
people
“We, in Sri
Lanka, have consistently regarded
local government as the most
practical expression of the ideals
and aspirations of a functioning
democracy,” President Mahinda
Rajapaksa said. President Rajapaksa
spoke about the evolution of local
government in Sri Lanka, a system
that dates as far back as the 4th
century B.C.
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Eighty-five percent of loans
spent on developing North - Basil
Economic
Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa
said on Tuesday that the government
was committed to bringing peace and
prosperity to all Sri Lankans and
stressed that 85 percent of foreign
loans to the country was spent on
developing the North and resettling
people displaced by the war.
Minister Rajapaksa was addressing
the large crowd which attended the
opening of the first stage of the
106 km Medawachchiya-Talaimannar
railway line at the Madu Road
railway station.
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June 1 – Day to safeguard
citizens’ voting rights
The Department
of Elections has proclaimed June 1
this year as the day to safeguard
the voting rights of all citizens in
the country. To mark this day the
Department has organized public
awareness programmes on May 30 and
31 in all districts with the
participation of various sectors and
a march on June 1 to educate the
people about the need to get their
names registered in the Voters
Register,
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