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There was a bomb scare at Parliament premises this morning. As a routine before the opening of Parliament security checks are being carried out by the security staff.
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| LTTE attempts to make use of the Geneva talks to achieve their demand for a separate state or to demand for equal status with the Sri Lankan Government should be defeated, Jathika Hela Urumaya Policy Maker Champika Ranawaka told the Daily News yesterday.
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| He is not playing, he is simply trying to crawl through a massive electricity cable about to be laid under a busy road in Colombo right beside his school. Schoolchildren have to risk life and limb as they are compelled to dodge the cables haphazardly laid on the pavement.
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| A novel scheme of repairing damaged railway compartments by entrusting the work to existing Railway employees on a contract basis is to be introduced by the Railways Ministry shortly.
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Presenting a special statement in Parliament today (01) JVP Parliamentarian Mr Wimal Weerawansa stated that the tiger terrorism is activated not only in North and East. Its ‘mental operational unit’ is established in Colombo, he said. ’.
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If the Government doesn’t take measures to halt abductions in the North and the East they would carry out a continuous agitation in the Parliament said TNA Parliamentarian Mawai Senathiraja.
He said so at a media briefing held yesterday (1st) at the Parliamentary complex. Parliamentarian Senathiraja said CWC, Western Province People’s Front and Upcountry People’s Front will join TNA in the agitation.
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Sri Lanka plans to issue its first foreign currency-denominated bonds to raise 25 million dollars after the island obtained a sovereign rating, officials said Wednesday.
The sovereign rating will not be used as a marketing tool but the government is keen to accept any extra bids over and above the initial offer amount, the officials said.
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Names of five as members of constitutional Council have been forwarded to President Mahinda Rajapakse for approval.
The members have been named with the agreement between Prime Minister Mr. Ratnasiri Wickremanayke and Leader of the Opposition Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe.
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