Much enthusiasm among Northern voters:
All set for free and fair LG polls
Arrangements have been made to ensure a free and fair
poll to elect 875 members to 65 local bodies on Saturday, July 23,
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday. A total of
5,688 candidates are contesting the poll at which 2,630,985 voters are
eligible to cast their votes at 2,226 polling booths,
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SLFP assured of Tamil support again
Before terrorism broke out, a considerable
percentage of the Northern Tamils supported the SLFP. Hence, sooner than
later a similar situation would emerge under President Mahinda
Rajapaksa’s leadership, said Minister of Petroleum Industries and UPFA
General Secretary Susil Premajayantha.
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Terrorism should not be tolerated in our region
Sri Lanka suffered for decades due to terrorism and
many innocent sons and daughters were being killed. However from 2005,
within two and half years the terror, that plagued Mother Sri Lanka,
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Land transactions most transparent :
Govt goes for best investor, not best buyer - Basil Rajapaksa
The UNP government had set apart this particular
area for the Sheraton Hotel project but there were no investors. That
the Security Forces and the police were not housed under one roof posed
a big problem during the humanitarian operation.
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