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Rupavahini, ITN staffers injured:
Media groups, HR orgs. condemn attack:
TV crew assaulted at UNP convention
An unidentified group of men set upon ITN journalists
who went to cover the United National Front meeting at Welisara. Five
journalists including cameramen from the Independent Television Network
(ITN) covering the special political convention of the United National
Front at the Nawaloka Grounds, Welisara were set upon by a group of UNF
political supporters and attacked, Police sources told the `Sunday
Observer.’
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Many popular senior UNPers in the party, says
Johnston Fernando:
UNP heavyweights willing to contest Presidential poll
A big split in the United National Party is imminent. UNP National
Organiser, S. B. Dissanayake, Kurunegala District Parliamentarian
Johnston Fernando, former CMC Deputy Mayor Azath Sally and senior
members of the party were absent at the UNP convention at the Nawaloka
grounds, Mahabage, Welisara yesterday.
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Higher economic growth next year - Dr. Sarath Amunugama
Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister and Deputy Finance
Minister Dr.Sarath Amunugama, in an interview with the Sunday Observer,
said the country’s foreign direct investments have shown a four-fold
increase. The next year the Government targets to attract US$ one
billion. The Minister said the Government is hundred per cent confident
of its victory at the forthcoming polls.
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EPDP to support President
The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) has decided to support
President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the forthcoming Presidential poll. EPDP
General Secretary and Minister of Social Services Douglas Devananda told
a media briefing in Colombo on Friday that the party will support
President Rajapaksa at the Presidential poll.
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