Political leadership - key factor in defeating terrorism

Political leadership has always been the key factor in defeating terrorism; President Mahinda Rajapaksa had the clear aim and commitment to rescue the country from terrorism once and for all. Over the years, there had been many attempts at militarily defeating the LTTE,

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JVP manipulated FTZ workers to gain political mileage - Minister Weerawansa

Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa called upon the working class not to fall prey to provocative acts of the reactionary forces who want to destroy the precious lives of workers to consolidate their position.

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China, Russia back Lanka at UNHRC

Russia, China and several other countries stood by Sri Lanka at the 17th regular sessions of the UN Human Rights Council when Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay called for an international monitoring mechanism on Sri Lanka, citing the UN expert panel report, in her opening day speech on Monday.

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Those holding public office must declare all assets before June end:

Bribery Commission resumes operations

After over 13 months of inaction, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption was revived two weeks ago, following the appointment of a Chairman and two Commissioners by the President. The cases that had accumulated during the time it ceased to function exceeds a massive 3000,

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