On a different mission: The 13th additional contingent, comprising 44 SLAF troops scheduled to be deployed in Haiti completed their training at the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) Training Centre of the Sri Lanka Army in Kukuleganga and passed out on December 19 at Regimental Headquarters Armoured Corps, Rock House Camp, Modara. Here Brigadier I.P. Ranasinghe inspects the passing out parade.

TNA’s negative mindset tramelling discussions - President

* Not obliging by naming nominees to PSC

* TNA getting instructions from abroad

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been requested to name their nominees for the Parliamentary Select Committee, which will be entrusted with formulating a solution to the grievances of communities. However, the TNA has so far not obliged. ‘They are proving to be as difficult as the LTTE in talks, adopting the same negative tactics, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the monthly breakfast meeting with newspaper Editors at Temple Trees yesterday.

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Govt clear about future steps - GL

How the government should be dealing with issues mentioned in the LLRC report has already been explained to the public by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, when he submitted the report to Parliament last Friday, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris said yesterday.

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Two UNP Provincial Councillors, eight others remanded

UNP Provincial Councillors Maithri Guneratne, Shiral Laktilake together with eight others were yesterday remanded on the orders of Nugegoda Magistrate Rohana Anura Kumara Herath for allegedly conducting themselves in an unruly manner and inciting attacks on Sirikotha resulting in damage to a vehicle of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during Monday’s leadership and party post election.

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Sirikotha attack:

Ranil calls for fair probe

Opposition Leader and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday requested the government, in Parliament, to hold an independent and fair investigation into the attack on the UNP headquarters, ‘Sirikotha’ on Monday. The Opposition Leader also requested to find out if the monies of foreign NGOs have been utilized to manipulate this attack on the Sirikotha.

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