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Honoris Causa for President :
Sri Lanka to get $ 300m Russian loan
The bilateral agreement for a US $ 300 million
loan from Russia will be signed during President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s
three-day visit to Moscow. President Rajapaksa who is making his
first official visit to Russia after his re-election for the second
term, left for Russia yesterday,
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TNA, SLMC must talk to President:
Positive stance vital to fulfil N-E aspirations
The minority parties, particularly the Tamil
National Alliance (TNA) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
must talk to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and take a positive stance
towards fulfilling the political aspirations of the people in the
North and the East,
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Resettlement of 97,000 IDPs expedited after polls
The Government has expedited the resettlement of
97,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in welfare centres
and with foster families in Vavuniya, from February 2. It was
delayed due to the January 26 presidential polls.
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President’s re-election will lead to settlement - Indian FM
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on
Thursday said with his re-election as the President of Sri Lanka,
Mahinda Rajapaksa would utilize this opportunity to work for a
settlement with all ethnic minorities in his country.
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More tourist arrivals in East
The number of local and foreign tourist arrivals
has increased in the Eastern Province during the past two months,
sources said. Several scenic beach locations in the Eastern
Province, which were devastated for three decades due to LTTE
terrorism and the tsunami disaster,
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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)
