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PM to upgrade Deeghavapiya after Ashraff |
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Saturday, 26 June 2010 |
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Prime Minister DM Jayaratne who visited the ancient Buddhist heritage site Deeghavapiya today ordered officials to renovate the dilapidated infrastructure facilities adjoining the site within two weeks. The Premier also opened the newly built shrine room of the temple built at a cost of Rs 30 million.This shrine room and the whole Deeghavapiya area were renovated by late SLMC/NUA leader M.h.M. Ashraff in 1998. |
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Tamil diaspora demands repeal of PTA & ER |
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 |
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Members of Tamil diaspora who visited Sri Lanka recently as guests of SL govt. has requested the govt. authorities to repeal "draconian measures" such as Emergency Regulations and Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), saying it is an impediment bringing in normalcy after years of conflict. "We were told that would be done at the earliest possible time but no time frame was given," a member said. in his interview to BBC Tamil service. |
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Limited franchise for Vanni IDPs |
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Monday, 21 June 2010 |
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The registration of the IDPs who were resettled in Mullativu and Kilinochchi and the amendments to the electoral registry are not been properly carried out claimed Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE). It is unlikely that those who still live in the IDP camps will be resettled before the deadline for the electoral registration expires. Therefore the Department of Elections is obligated to visit the IDP camps and conduct the necessary activities. This step is vital since this is the only chance to ensure their right to vote. It is not clear whether the forcibly evicted IDPs from Vanni in 1990 who are being resettled now would also fall into this category. |
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World Refugee Day & forgotton refugees |
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Sunday, 20 June 2010 |
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World Refugee Day is observed today all over the world. 40 million people are made homeless and out of them 10 million live as refugees around the world. This year's theme for world refugees' day is "Home".On4th December 2000, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution to observe 20th June each year as World Refugee day from 2001. Unfortunately, attention on Sri Lankan refugees is only focused on refugees of last year and forcibly evicted Northern refugees of 1990 is forgotton. In the East also, the resettlement of refugees is selective and the other affected community is forgotton. Please see our yesterday's news. |
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Ex parte resettlement irks Batti. Muslim refugees |
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 |
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Muslims refugees were totally left out at a meeting held yesterday at the Baticaloa Kacheri to discuss the resettlement of families affected by war in the district since 1983. This meeting was convened at the instruction of Deputy Minister of Resettlement Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan at the Batticaloa Kacheri yesterday morning, according to informed sources. The main participants at the meeting were the Minister of Resettlement Milroy Fernando, his deputy Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, district Tamil parliamentarians, Government Agent, Divisional Secretaries and high-level government officials. |
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Jum'ah prayer in Mullaithivu after 20 yrs |
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Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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Some Mullaithivu Muslims who had been forcibly driven away by the LTTE from their homes in 1990 and lived in Puttalam for the past 20 years returned for resettlement in their original areas in Mullaitivu. Mullaithivu Mosque Federation coordinating secretary S.H.M. Rizny said that Friday Jummah prayers were conducted at the Mullaitivu Jummah Mosque today and all arrangements were made with the assistance of Mullaitivu District Secretary Imelda Sugumar and the Northern Army brigadier |
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Indo - Lanka ferry service soon |
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Saturday, 12 June 2010 |
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The Indian Government yesterday asked the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board to study the feasibility of resuming the ferry service between Talaimannar in the Sri Lanka’s North, and India’s Rameswaram and Tuticorin.The proposal was accepted by India and Sri Lanka following bilateral discussions in New Delhi last week between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. |
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Preferentail treatment for highest preferred in EPC by UPFA |
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Sunday, 06 June 2010 |
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Appointment of a candidate for a vacancy in Trinco district of the Eastern Provincial Council who is third in preferential votes by passing two other candidates in the UPFA has irked voters who supportted the UPFA. The two candidates were Dr. Lafir from Trinco and T.Thoufeek from Muthoor. Instead of appointing one of them, the UPFA general secretary has appointed Mr. Gamini from Trinco for the vacancy created by the election of former MPC, Mr. Goonwardena for Parliament. |
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Punchinilame not welcome to head NE task force |
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Saturday, 05 June 2010 |
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President's appointment of Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Susantha Punchinilame as the Chairman of the Task Force to look into the upliftment of the Northern and Eastern provinces has disturbed many provincial and central govt. politicians from the Northe East who are in the ruling UPFA. |
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War won but peace yet to be won - CBK |
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Friday, 04 June 2010 |
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"War is won but peace is yet to be won". This was the gist of a speech delivered by the former president Chandrika Kumaratunga at an event held in Colombo recently. Although the current government had successfully ended the war, the first step towards peace had not been taken, she lamented. She warned that the country would head to chaotic situation if all the Sri Lankans did not get political and economic concessions. |
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