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February 28, 2007- 11.30
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Opportunities abound in Sri Lanka President
to Chinese investorssi |
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The
many development projects in Sri Lanka under the Mahinda
Randora Programme afford many opportunities for foreign
investors and entrepreneurs. The door is open for you
to invest in enterprises for production of electrical
and electronic goods, gems and jewelry, motor vehicles,
motor cycles, textiles and garments, light engineering
equipment, and to engage in the fields of highways,
housing, agro and aquatic enterprises, communications
and infrastructure development projects. |
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February 28, 2007- 7.30 GMT
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Sri Lanka - China: Eight areas of cooperation |
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Eight
agreements were signed between Sri Lanka and China yesterday
(Feb 27) the second days of President Mahinda Rajapaksa's
State Visit to China.
The agreements are aimed at further
strengthening friendship and economic interests between
the two countries. |
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February 27, 2007- 7.00 GMT
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President gifts replica of Samadhi Buddha
to China |
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"I
am privileged to be present at the historic Linggaung
Temple, which is among the oldest religious shrines
in China, and which I consider a symbol of peace, brotherhood
and mutual respect. I see this temple as a symbol of
dignity similar to the Dalada Maligawa where the Sacred
Tooth Relic is enshrined in Sri Lanka," said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa when he visited the Lingguang Temple
in Beijing today.
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February 26, 2007- 10.40
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President gifts corneas to China |
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President
Mahinda began a six-day State Visit to China today by
gifting corneas from Sri Lanka to the Government of
China, as the first official event of his visit.
The State Visit marks 50 years of
diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the People's
Republic of China.
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February 26, 2007- 10.30
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Elephantine goodwill from Sri Lanka |
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"I
respectfully call upon the Government and people of
China to accept this gift. What we are bestowing on
you is the honour and affection of the people of Sri
Lanka. We Sri Lankans consider the elephant a symbol
of our environment and our history," said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa when he gifted an elephant from the
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage to the Beijing Zoo, earlier
today. (Feb. 26) |
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February 26, 2007- 7.00 GMT
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President arrives in China on State Visit |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa is now in the People's Republic of
China on a State Visit to the country to mark the completion
of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka
and China. |
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February 23, 2007- 8.30 GMT
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‘Those who respect human rights
should be humanists first’ |
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Those
who respect human rights should be humanists first,
said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a ceremony
held yesterday (21) at Temple Trees to mark the Centenary
of the World Scout Movement. “Some who claim to
be human rights activists help only those who profess
their ideology”, added the President. |
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February 21, 2007- 8.30 GMT
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Government to upgrade and enhance health
infrastructure in North and East |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa told new batch of doctors receiving
appointments last Tuesday (20) that the Government will
soon upgrade and enhance healthcare infrastructure in
the North and East. He called upon the Tamil speaking
doctors to volunteer to work in the North and East as
patients find it difficult to communicate with doctors
who are not conversant in Tamil. |
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February 16, 2007- 5.00 GMT
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President’s Maha Shiva Ratri Message
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Maha
Shiva Ratri is the one of the most important festivals
in the Hindu religious calendar. The festival falls
exactly at the seasonal transition from winter to spring.
A deeply religious festival, there is a great deal of
ritual in its celebration, which includes fasting and
keeping a vigil through the night at the temple. This
vigil is symbolic of overcoming ignorance, indicated
by night, through the four-fold paths of wisdom, knowing,
understanding and realizing. |
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February 15, 2007- 10.00
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President meets British Minister
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Dr.
Kim Howells, British Minister of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs held cordial talks with President
Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning. During the meeting Dr.
Howells expressed his appreciation of the measures taken
by the government to curb terrorism and develop the
North and East. Prior to the meeting Dr. Howells toured
the eastern province and supervised several projects
funded by the UK. |
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February 14, 2007- 4.30 GMT
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“No civil war in Sri Lanka”
President Rajapaksa
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Military
operations - defensive
LTTE not sole reps of Tamils
“There is no civil war in Sri
Lanka. What we have is an internal conflict and the
current military actions are a defensive operation against
the terrorist offensive actions launched by the LTTE.
The civilian population both among the Sinhalese and
Tamils is not involved in this armed conflict. Therefore,
there is no question of a civil war” said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa in an interview with the influential
Tamil Nadu publication “Tamilan Express”,
relating to the situation in Sri Lanka. |
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February 13, 2007- 4.30 GMT
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Sri Lanka & Maldives agree on cooperation
to combat terrorism |
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Sri
Lanka and the Maldives have recognized the need for
bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism, and towards
this end, they agreed to sign an MoU to facilitate the
process.
This was one of the key areas of
agreement between the two countries included in the
Joint Statement issued by the two Governments, during
the first State visit to the Maldives by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa from February 11 to 13, 2007.
Both Sri Lanka and the Maldives acknowledged
that the visit was most successful and served to immensely
enhance the bilateral relationship. |
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February 12, 2007- 9.30 GMT
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Emphasis on strengthening bilateral ties
- President Rajapaksa at the
Maldives
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"If
we want our future to be bright, we must have a clear
and definite plan for our development needs, the knowledge
of what we want to achieve and unwavering enthusiasm
and desire to achieve our goals. It is my unwavering
vision, to once again be the epicenter of the Asian
Silk Route and I strong believe in its realization.
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February 12, 2007- 7.00 GMT
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Sri Lanka and Maldives: Cooperation in
Education and Cultural Affairs
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Two
Memoranda of Understanding on Education and Cultural
Cooperation have been signed between the Governments
of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, during the current visit
of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Maldives. |
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February 12, 2007- 7.00 GMT
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Defeating terrorism in Sri Lanka: Maldives
pledges total support
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President
Abdul Gayoom of the Maldives had pledged his government’s
total support to defeat terrorism in Sri Lanka. This
was expressed during the bilateral talks between him
and President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day
official visit to the Maldives. As a sincere friend
and a close neighbour the Maldives would support any
measures followed by Sri Lanka to eradicate terrorism
from its soil, President Gayoom added. |
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February 12, 2007- 6.45 GMT |
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President begins Maldives tour
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa began a three day official visit to
the Maldives yesterday (Feb 11). The President and his
entourage were warmly welcomed at the Male airport by
President Abdul Gayoom. After a Guard of Honour given
by the Maldivian Army, President Gayoom introduced his
Cabinet to President Rajapaksa. Thereafter the President
and other members of the delegation were escorted by
a special sea craft to the Presidential Palace in Male. |
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February 12, 2007- 6.35 GMT |
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Three Ministers removed
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday, February 9, 2007, removed
National Heritage Minister Anura Bandaranaike, Ports
and Civil Aviation Minister Mangala Samaraweera and
Non-Cabinet Minister Sripathi Suriyarachchi from office
under powers vested in him under Section 47(a) of the
Constitution. |
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February 08, 2007- 8.00 GMT
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President condoles with family of assassinated
Hindu priest
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa sent the following Message of Condolence
on the occasion of the assassination of Parameshwara
Kurukkal, of the Shanthiveli Pillayar Kovil, Batticaloa,
who was assassinated by LTTE terrorists yesterday (
Feb 07). Parmeshwara Kurukkal garlanded the President
when he visited Vaharai (Feb 03) to meet civilians freed
from LTTE control and thank the security forces for
liberating the East. |
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February 05, 2007- 6.00 GMT
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Independence Day Messages
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Below
are messages of greeting received by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa on the occasion of 59th anniversary of Sri
Lanka's Independence.
From
the Secretary General, United Nations |
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February 04, 2007- 5.00 GMT
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Committed to safeguard national dignity
- President on Independence celebration
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"The
uncompromising stand of our government is a firm commitment
to a policy to safeguard national dignity, and not betray
it. We have proved this over and over again. We wish
to declare loud and clear on this occasion that national
dignity means the non-betrayal of the democratic rights
of the people of a country to whatever vicious forces
- either local or foreign, whatever the circumstances,"
said President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Address to the
Nation at the celebration of the 59th anniversary
of Independence at Galle Face, today.
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February 03, 2007- 11.30
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President visits Vakarai and Sampur
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa paid a special visit to Vakarai and
Sampur areas today making a personal assessment of the
conditions of the people in these areas liberated from
the LTTE, the conditions of the security forces in there,
and future development work to be undertaken there.
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