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President Mahinda Rajapaksa says Sri Lanka still faces a
severe threat from separatists though the LTTE has been militarily
crushed and the country united after a 30-year war. He says people
should recognise the growing threat to the country’s sovereignty and
territorial integrity.
Tiger suspects: Govt. to expedite
legal proceedings
The government will expedite legal proceedings relating
to LTTE suspects held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and
Emergency Regulations.
With the presidential elections around the corner, politicians are not the only ones visiting Nallur Kovil. German Ambassador Jens Ploetner during a three-day visit to Jaffna along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 route participated in a Thai Pongal festival at the Nallur Temple. A spokesperson for the German Embassy said that the Ambassador had held talks with Jaffna Mayoress Yogeswari Patgunarajah and Government Agent K. Ganesh. He had also visited a resettlement project in Punkuditivu funded by Germany. With football being one of the most popular sports in Germany the Ambassador explored the possibility of commencing a joint football project with the Jaffna Football League.
Corruption
issue boomerangs
It was just last Friday that the morning
newspapers published General Fonseka’s...
