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August 31, 2006- 12.15 GMT
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President meets with British PM Tony
Blair |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa held
a one hour meeting with British Prime Minister Tony
Blair, at Buckingham Shire, at around 4 pm Sri Lanka
time today (31). President Rajapaksa is on a three day
private visit to London. |
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August 31, 2006- 8.00 GMT
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President to meet British PM |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa currently on a private visit to England
is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister Tony
Blair today. |
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August 30, 2006- 6.45 GMT
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President leaves for London |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa left the island this morning on a
three day visit to London.
The
following Ministers have been appointed as Acting Ministers
during the President’s absence. |
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August 28, 2006- 10.00 GMT
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Let us strengthen regional cooperation
through sports – President |
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Sports
officers of the participant countries at the 10th South
Asian Games held in Colombo called on President Mahinda
Rajapaksa this morning. The representatives and members
of the Sports and Athletic Associations who were also
present thanked the President and the government for
holding the Games on a grand scale. |
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August 28, 2006- 8.00 GMT
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India should play a much bigger role
-President |
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Raj
Chengappa, India Today
COLOMBO: With his brawny good looks,
Mahinda Rajapaksa could easily pass for a hero of South
Indian films. He did, in fact, act in a Sinhalese film
but first chose law and then politics as his main vocation.
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August 25, 2006- 10.45 GMT
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President meets Muslim representatives
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa today urged Muslim leaders to help
resettle those displaced by the current situation in
Muttur. The President said he would assure the displaced
were provided with complete security. |
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August 24, 2006- 10.00 GMT
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Government Information Centre website
launched |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning launched the Government
Information Centre website at Temple Trees. The website
www.gic.gov.lk is available in all three languages.
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August 21, 2006- 11.00 GMT
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President meets Indian cricket team |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa met with the Indian cricket team at
Temple Trees this morning. The Indian team was in Sri
Lanka to participate in the Uni Tech Triangular tournament.
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August 21, 2006- 11.00 GMT
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Co-Chair envoys meet President Rajapaksa |
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The
envoys of the Co-Chairs connected with Sri Lankan peace
process met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning
at Temple Trees, to discuss at length the current situation
in the country and what steps should be taken in the
future. |
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August 16, 2006- 10.00 GMT
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Do not portray terrorists as heroes or
liberation fighters – President |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a meeting with Heads
of Media Institutions that most media institutions acted
with responsibility regarding the prevailing conditions
in the country. However, he noted that some acted with
irresponsibility and callous disregard of the security
and sovereignty of the country.
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August 15, 2006- 9.00 GMT
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President pays last respects to Kethish |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning paid his last respects
to Deputy Head of SCOPP Ketheshwaran Loganathan, at
the Art Gallery, Colombo. The funeral will take place
this evening at the General Cemetery, Borella.
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August 13, 2006- 10.45 GMT
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Message by President Mahinda Rajapaksa
on the killing of Mr. Kethishwaran Loganathan, Deputy
Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating
the Peace Process |
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Mr.
Kethishwaran Loganathan, Kethish as we all knew him,
was essentially a man of peace. He was one who while
deeply concerned about the demands and aspirations of
the Tamil people, believed in negotiation as the means
of solving the ethno-centered crisis in Sri Lanka. I
strongly condemn his killing as one more severe blow
at the search for a negotiated solution to the prevailing
crisis in Sri Lanka, and yet another example of the
LTTE’s rejection of the path of peace and negotiation. |
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August 12, 2006- 10.45 GMT
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Message by President Mahinda Rajapaksa
on the first death anniversary of Minister Lakshman
Kadirgamar |
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One
year ago, on the 12th of August 2005, the cruel hand
of terrorism removed from our midst one of the greatest
leaders of our times, Lakshman Kadirgamar.
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August 11, 2006- 10.45 GMT
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Tsunami victims to receive compensation
money |
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1189
tsunami victims of Dehiwala, Moratuwa and Usvatakeyawa
areas who lost their homes will receive compensation
money Monday, August 14 at Temple Trees. The recipients
will receive Rs. 250, 000 to purchase a land and a further
Rs. 250, 000 to purchase the required building material.
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August 11, 2006- 10.45 GMT
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International Buddhist Conference: One
of the main events of the Buddha Jayanthi celebrations
in the country – President |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his speech for the International
Buddhist Conference held in Pallekele, Kandy today,
said that this conference stood out as one of the main
events of the 2550th Sambuddha Jayanthi celebrations
in our country. |
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August 08, 2006- 11.45 GMT
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President meets Muslim parliamentary
representatives on Mawilaru and Muttur issues |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa today met with Muslim parliamentary
representatives, at Temple Trees to enlighten them on
the Army operation underway to reopen the Mawilaru sluice
gate. |
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August 02, 2006- 11.30 GMT
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All parties should support the President’s
endeavor to solve ethnic and economic problems of the
country – UNP MP and Deputy Minister Lionel Premasiri
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All parties should extend their support to President
Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government in their efforts
to solve the national problem and develop the country,
said newly appointed Deputy Minister, UNP Galle District
MP Lionel Premasiri at his swearing in ceremony held
at Temple Trees this morning. |
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August 01, 2006- 9.00 GMT
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Helping deprived people will be the most
rewarding time of your lives – President tells
young doctors |
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Speaking
via video conferencing this morning to young doctors
taking up new appointments, President Mahinda Rajapaksa
that as young doctors they would be called upon to work
in remote areas, but that helping people who have long
been deprived would be the most rewarding time of their
lives. |
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August 01, 2006- 9.00 GMT
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President hopes the labour force will
help to further enhance development |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa
said yesterday that he fervently hoped that the labour
force would extend their utmost cooperation to enhance
the 7.1% economic development target already achieved
during the last quarter. The President was speaking
at the gathering of 600 Kabhool Lanka Textile Employees
who received compensation out of the total of 3000 employees.
The ceremony was held at Temple Trees.
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