Scaling APRC proposals
To give maximum and effective devolution of power to
the provinces in a short term by fully implementing available provisions
under the present Constitution the All Party Representative Committee (APRC)
handed over their proposals to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa on
January 23, 2008. This week 'Face 2 Face' focuses on the ideas of the
TULF leader V. Anandasangaree and the UNP Assistant Secretary Dr.
Jayalath Jayawardene.
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No need for interim council when efforts to crush terrorism are on
The proposed Interim Council for the Northern
province will not be the ideal solution to end the national problem at a
time the military is engaging in an operation to crush the LTTE, Foreign
Affairs Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and
Parliamentarian, Vijitha Herath said.
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52 nominations for Batti polls accepted
The final list of candidates' for the Batticaloa
elections will be handed over to the Elections Commissioner Dayananda
Dissanayake this week, Assistant Elections Commissioner for Batticaloa
T. Krishnanandalingum said.
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