Pressure to ban LTTE
Tremendous pressure has been brought on the
Government to ban the LTTE for its atrocities after Friday's attempt
to assassinate Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Political
parties,various organisations and individuals had contacted the
Presidential Secretariat to urge the President to impose an early
ban.
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Lanka's UN envoy calls for punitive action against child
recruitment
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the
United Nations, Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam last week called for
punitive action against the LTTE for continuing with the
conscription of children as combatants.
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Govt takes serious view on Defence Secy's attack
The Government vehemently condemns the dastardly
and cowardly attempt on the life of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa on Friday morning in Colombo.
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