Terrorism anywhere is terrorism, help us fight it - says Mahinda at G-11-Addressing the G-11 summit in Amman, the capital of Jordan, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka which had suffered heavily was not only seeking to defeat terrorism but was also trying to liberate the people who had become victims of terrorism.In this exercise, we are fully committed to safeguarding human rights and democracy. Political negotiations and constitutional reforms have been initiated to address concerns...

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'NO TO AID'-President Rajapakse says-President Mahinda Rajapakse says Sri Lanka government would not be dependent on foreign aid.The president said that the government is prepared to accept aid but will not be dependent."If we are offered genuine aid we will take it; if not we will forget about aid and do our job", said President Rajapakse.When asked for his views on the reported stopping of aid by the UK Government, President Rajapaksa said this could be a reference to post-tsunami aid offered...

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Venezula to Withdraw From IMF-Venezula President Hugo Chavez - Venezula President Hugo Chavez says he want to pull his country out of the International Monetary Fund & The World BankIn Speech to mark 1 May ,Mr Chavez said he wanted the move to take effect as soon as possible.As the country has settled its IMF debt,the withdrawal is largely a symbolic gesture,correspondent say. President charvez also announced an almost 20% increase in the minimum monthly wage.“we don’t need to be going up to...

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UNP trying to whitewash LTTE- JHU Leader"Politicians trying to obstruct the Government's efforts to save the country from the present national crisis will end up in the dustbin of history," JHU Leader Parliamentarian Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Nayaka Thera said. Ven. Medhananda Nayaka Thera in a statement issued yesterday said a limited section of the UNP led by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe were making a hue and cry here and abroad calling for the removal of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from the...

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British High Commissioner keeps indoors

A group of JVP Parliamentarian went to the British High Commission office to hand over a petition, put the High Commissioner has not come out to accept it. This petition was intended to protest against the debate in British parliament on the National Question in Sri Lanka and the appointment of committee for involvement in internal affairs in Sri Lanka.A large crowd of JVP members with their parliamentarians marched to the British High Commission in procession but the police stopped them out side...

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UK accused of 'neo colonialism'

UK accused of 'neo colonialismSLPM leaders accused UK of undermining Sri Lanka's sovereigntySinhala nationalists in Sri Lanka have accused Great Britain of engaging in 'neo colonialism'.Sri Lanka Patriotic Movement (SLPM) said the British government is a threat to Sri Lanka's sovereignty.A group of British MPs formed an All Party Committee in an attempt to help Sri Lanka to find a solution to the national question. Parliamentarian Keith Vaz, a former deputy minister of foreign Affairs, said the...

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lions Came Back

Grand welcome as Sri Lanka World Cup cricketers arriveSri Lanka's World Cup cricketers returned to the island this morning with a grand welcome from fans and government officials. After being stranded in London following the cancellation of their Emirates flights to Colombo, the team arrived here in a Qatar Airways flight. The team, led by skipper Mahela Jayawardane, was received at the VIP lounge of the Bandaranaike International Airport where Buddhist monks, Hindu and Catholic priests, and Muslim...

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