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Govt confident of securing two-third majority:
New Constitution before year’s end
The Government will introduce a new Constitution
before the end of this year as it is fully confident of securing a
two-third majority in Parliament. The proposed Constitution would be
more favourable to the country while it would further ensure good
governance by removing the obstacles faced by the country’s
development process, informed Government sources told the Sunday
Observer.
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For country’s development:
Intellectuals vital in legislature - Ven. Mahanayaka Theras
Appointing intellectuals who have gained
expertise in administrative and diplomatic fields to hold
responsible positions in the legislature is vital in the interests
of future development of the country said the Most Ven. Tibbotuwave
Sri Sumangala Mahanayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter and the Most
Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiriya
Chapter.
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Sajith calls for reforms in UNP:
Unfair to blame party leadership - Jayalath Jayawardane
Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa, who has been
elected again from the Hambantota district, said the United National
Party (UNP) needs to be reformed to represent the grassroots,
including labourers, farmers and fishermen.
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Speaker to be elected with two-third majority?
The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has
expressed confidence that the new Speaker of the new Parliament
could be elected with a two-third majority. Informed sources said
the UPFA could obtain the support of several Opposition
parliamentarians as well as the Speaker would be picked by a secret
vote.
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‘Don’t use disciplinary action as political
tool’:
Fonseka in good shape
Military Spokesman Major General Prasad
Samarasinghe said the parties accusing the authorities of neglecting
Sarath Fonseka’s health should not use the military disciplinary
action as a political tool.
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The visiting foreign Minister of Seychelles Jean Paul Adams and Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held bi-lateral discussions at the Foreign Ministry this evening.
Sri Lanka registered a superb 35 (five goals) points to 10 (one goal and one penalty) victory over Singapore in their Asian Five Nations Rugby Division 1 tournament match played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines today.
Two Thai women who were pretending pregnant mothers, were apprehended while attempting to smuggle 162 cocaine tablets. 
The Government decision to increase the import tax on motor vehicles was aimed at controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the vehicle fleet of the country as excessive number of vehicles have been imported to the country during the past three years, Acting Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said today. “We had no other intention behind this move other than controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the road network”, the Minister said.
The Catholic Church today appealed to the President to halt any amendments leading to relax existing Abortion Law of the country, cautioning that such measures would aggravate the social issue and deprive children of their right to life. 
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported Wednesday night that the new head of the government’s Socialist Left party (SV) has ousted veteran SV politician and former party leader Erik Solheim as the government minister in charge of both environmental and foreign aid issues.
The Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWLC) has launched an investigation why the army shot two wild elephants in Bundala yesterday. According to environmentalists one jumbo was shot in the head and the other sustain similar gun shot injuries.
The Sri Lankan delegation, who left the country Wednesday to attend the 19th session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva, Switzerland, says they have a well-organized plan to counteract the arguments against Sri Lanka.
Eight Indian fishermen from Keechankuppam fishing hamlet in Nagapattinam district sustained injuries in an alleged mid-sea attack by Lankan fishermen at midnight on Tuesday.
The UK still believes that a process led in Sri Lanka is better than one led internationally, said the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alistair Burt, participating in a debate on the situation in Sri Lanka in the House of Commons yesterday (22).
In a new boost to Sri Lanka’s geo-textile industry and Sri Lanka’s standing as world’s largest exporter of coir fibre, a top US government agency has cleared the way for Sri Lankan made geo-textiles for two projects. 
