Transit point to exchange goods and services:
Lanka can play lead role in promoting South Asian trade
KARACHCHI, Saturday Sri Lanka could play the lead
role in promoting trade in the South Asian region, according to many
leading businessmen in Pakistan. President of the Karachchi Chamber
of Commerce and founder President of the Pakistan-Japan Business
Forum, Majyd Aziz Balagamwala said Sri Lanka is the only South Asian
country that could play the lead role to boost trade in the region.
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Four Dutch Tamils directly linked to LTTE – Prosecutor
Four Dutch men of Sri Lankan origin who were
arrested in Amsterdam last year had direct links with the LTTE,
Dutch prosecutors said yesterday. The LTTE has been listed as a
terrorist organisation by the EU since 2006. The four Tamils who are
currently on trial in the Netherlands,
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To solve national question:
All parties should be stakeholders
Foreign Employment and Welfare Minister Dilan
Perera said that the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC)
is an ideal forum to propose the amendments to the Constitution to
bring about a political solution to the national question since
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has also said that he would agree to
whatever the committee recommends.
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‘TNA should relax its rigid stance’:
Unite for a common proposal, says PLOTE leader
PLOTE leader Dharmalingam Sitharthan welcomed
EPDP leader Minister Douglas Devananda’s call to the TNA to unite
with the other Tamil parties to put forward a common proposal to
President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Public fears dispelled, confidence restored:
Kahawatte murders - police to arrest suspects soon
The police have taken steps to arrest the
suspects linked to the mysterious murders at Kahawatte. This would
dispel fears among the public and restore confidence among residents
in the area with the help of the Army and the Police Special Task
Force (STF), IGP N.K. Illangakoon told a media briefing.
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