Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at
international symposium :
Political leadership - key factor in defeating terrorism
Political leadership has always been the key
factor in defeating terrorism; President Mahinda Rajapaksa had the
clear aim and commitment to rescue the country from terrorism once
and for all. Over the years, there had been many attempts at
militarily defeating the LTTE,
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JVP manipulated FTZ workers to gain political mileage - Minister Weerawansa
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa called upon the working
class not to fall prey to provocative acts of the reactionary forces
who want to destroy the precious lives of workers to consolidate
their position.
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China, Russia back Lanka at UNHRC
Russia, China and several other countries stood
by Sri Lanka at the 17th regular sessions of the UN Human Rights
Council when Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay called for an
international monitoring mechanism on Sri Lanka, citing the UN
expert panel report, in her opening day speech on Monday.
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Those holding public office must declare all
assets before June end:
Bribery Commission resumes operations
After over 13 months of inaction, the Commission
to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption was revived two
weeks ago, following the appointment of a Chairman and two
Commissioners by the President. The cases that had accumulated
during the time it ceased to function exceeds a massive 3000,
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