Local Polls: Average voter turnout
A lower voter turn out was witnessed with 55 per cent
votes cast yesterday in the election to twenty local bodies. Police said
a few minor incidents of violence were reported from election areas.
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FM on peace moves
Foreign Minister, Mangala Samaraweera during his
five-day official visit to Japan which commenced on May 17, told his
Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso in Tokyo on Friday (19) that President
Rajapakse's government was committed to achieve sustainable peace
through the constructive engagement of all parties while forging a
consensus among the southern polity to seek a negotiated settlement to
the ethnic conflict.
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Former Governor Samaraweera passes away
The funeral of G. M. S. Samaraweera (68), the former
Governor of the North Central Province and a retired High Court Judge
will take place today in Anuradhapura, his home town. He passed away in
Colombo on Thursday.
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