Great strides under Mahinda Chinthana :
Govt targets $10,000 per capita income in 10 years
Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said if
President Mahinda Rajapaksa governs Sri Lanka for another 10 years, it
would reach the standard of a developed country exceeding the per capita
income of US$ 10,000.
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Cabinet paper soon to revise Labour Migration policy
Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister
Dilan Perera will present a cabinet paper shortly to revise the
Government Labour Migration policy, in the backdrop of Rizana’s case and
other labour related issues of Sri Lankans in the Middle East.
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Impeachment process in keeping with constitution - Minister S.B.
Dissanayake
Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said when
one looks into the procedure adopted in the impeachment process against
former Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, it is evident that the
Government had not made even a trivial mistake. It was done in
accordance with the Constitution and the Standing Orders of Parliament
introduced by the then UNP Government. The Minister in an interview with
the Sunday Observer said those who formulated the Constitution and the
Standing Orders now question about them.
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Diri Uda 2013, a boon for Kalutara
Most of the politicians conveniently forget their
voters in the district after coming into power. The voters find it
difficult to meet their respective MPs and ministers to seek solutions
to their grievances. Consequently they gradually lose faith and
confidence on the politicians. However there are a handful of
politicians who do not forget their people in the district. They always
try to be with the people and share their joy and sorrow.
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