Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that bringing
the whole country under the writ of the government is the biggest
achievement of the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration. With the valiant
security forces wresting control of the entire Western coast up to
Pooneryn, the LTTE’s supply route has been disrupted, he said.
"The LTTE is now cornered and has nowhere to go".
The Lankan
people are proud that the Government had
been able to fly the Sri Lankan flag in every nook and corner of the
country after almost three decades, Rajapaksa noted.
President congratulates troops
President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday congratulated troops
on the recapture of strategic Pooneryn.
"With the take-over of Pooneryn by the army, we will now
be able to reopen a land route to the Jaffna peninsula after several
years", the President told the Security Council.
Politicos will keep their
seeni bola despite budget cuts
Although funds allocated to over two dozen ministries
through the 2009 budget had been sharply reduced, ministers, deputy
ministers and non-cabinet ministers will not lose any of their perks and
privileges, the JVP said yesterday.
‘English for Employment’
project fast-tracked
Fifty thousand school leavers would be targeted by a
special project launched by the state in collaboration with the BoI and
sections of the local...
