Plaudits for swift resettlement
Religious leaders, Tamil politicos hail
Government’s move :
Mannar Bishop Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph, TNA
Vavuniya district Parliamentarian Sivanathan Kishore and leader of
the Democratic People’s Front (DPLF) Tharmalingam Sitharthan, were
among the Tamil political leaders who expressed their appreciation
of the Government’s accelerated IDP resettlement program that began
on Thursday.
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Lanka-Vietnam Business Forum a success
An overwhelming enthusiasm was seen at yesterday’s Vietnam-Sri Lanka
Business Forum held at the Sheraton Hotel, Hanoi, where President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Ministerial team and the Sri Lankan business
delegation took part.
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Karunanidhi praises Govt. for IDP resettlement
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muttuvelu
Karunanidhi has praised the Government of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa for commencing the resettlement of IDP’s from the relief
villages in Vavuniya.
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Increased air traffic expected in Colombo
The creation of Mihin Lanka has in no way led to the loss of revenue
for SriLankan Airlines. In fact, Mihin has created more revenue
opportunities for SriLankan Airlines, said Chief Executive Officer,
Mihin Lanka, Kapila Chandrasena.
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Massive elephant conservation drive
A massive wild elephant conservation program to protect the
remaining 6,000 wild elephants in forest areas islandwide has been
launched by the Wildlife Department. Accordingly, the Department is
expected to keep a close tab on elephants moving from their original
territories to other areas where there are human settlements.
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A gang of eight in motor cycles snatching gold chains from women was taken into custody by Wellawa Police. According to Police, the gang had been operating in several villages in the Kurunegala district and had robbed gold chains over Rs. 500,000.
Postal Votes Percentage in Monaragala District - Mahinda Rajapaksa 66.70%& Sarath Fonseka 32.95% | President Mahinda Rajapaksa - United People's Freedom Alliance – 4,988 | General Sarath Fonseka - New Democratic Front – 2,464
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. The match played in Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India 245/all out (48.02 ov).Sri Lanka 249/6 (48.3 ov)
