US ‘accountability’ and ‘transparency': Obama hides prisoner torture report

The release of the 6,000-page bipartisan Congressional report drafted by the US Senate Intelligence Committee on post-9/11 terrorist torture, rendition and indefinite incarceration of terrorist suspects under the previous Bush administration will be withheld as the Obama administration has refused to share its finding with the American people in general and the international community in particular.

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High quality human resources, a plus point:

'Sri Lanka ready to become Asia's next knowledge hub'

Poised for rapid and equitable growth:

“It gives me great pleasure to address you this morning at the inaugural 'Work in Sri Lanka' Conference. In keeping with the national vision for economic growth, this conference explores Sri Lanka's potential to become Asia's Next Knowledge Hub.

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Work to commence on January 3:

Divi Neguma Dept to support five million people

The newly established Divi Neguma Department will commence operations by January 3, 2014. The Department is to take the responsibility of upgrading the living standards of 1.8 million families, thus benefiting nearly five million people.

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