Poverty down nine percent
New awakening in rural sector:
The national poverty level has dropped by nine
percent. The decline in poverty is mainly due to the village
centered development projects started under the Gama Neguma program
under the Mahinda Chintana, Nation Building Ministry Secretary W.K.K.
Kumarasiri said.
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President at inaugural rally:
‘Give me a strong Parliament’
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that
he had a duty to create a society which is well disciplined and has
high moral values. Addressing the first major political rally in
support of UPFA candidates contesting the forthcoming Parliamentary
elections, the President said he was of the belief that a country’s
progress could be retarded if it did not possess a disciplined
society.
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Sri Lanka emerging towards greater stability - Australian FM
Sri Lanka is emerging from a long period of
conflict and insecurity towards greater stability, stated Australian
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith updating the Australian
Parliament on the situation in Sri Lanka. The opportunity now exists
for the diaspora to play a constructive role in promoting the
conditions for sustainable peace. I urge the diaspora to look
forward and work in positive ways to help communities inside Sri
Lanka realize a peaceful future for themselves, he further stated.
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