OTHER NEWS Devananda’s Ministry to carryout survey on vision impaired in Western province UNP wants Select Commitee to probe CB failure to regulate financial institutions US hopes fall of Kilinochchi will hasten end of conflict Not for talks with LTTE MI-24 Helicopters raids LTTE gathering - Mullaittivu    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Australian Senate condemns Anuradhapura suicide bomb attack 30-10-2008 The Upper House of the Australian Parliament, the Senate has passed a Resolution condemning the LTTE suicide bomb attack in Anuradhapura on 06th October, in which 28 people were killed, including the former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, retired Major General Janaka Perera and his wife. The President of the Senate, Senator John Hogg has in a letter dated 20th October, transmitted the text of the Resolution to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, Senaka Walgampaya PC, which inter alia states as follows: (a) condemns the terrorist attack in the north of Sri Lanka on 6 October 2008, which killed 28 people and injured more than 80 people; (b) notes and expresses its sadness at the assassination in this attack of the former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, retired Major General Janaka Perera and his wife; (c) notes the significant contribution that Major General Perera made as Sri Lanka\'s High Commissioner to Australia; (d) expresses its condolences to retired Major General Perera\'s four children, three of whom live in Australia; (e condemns all acts of terrorism and the use of child soldiers in the conflict. Steve Hutchins, Senator for New South Wales and Chair of the Australia-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group presented the notice of motion on 13th October which was agreed to by the Senate on 16th October. The Senate Resolution clearly reflects the deep aversion of the Australian legislature to the brutal acts of terrorism committed by the LTTE in Sri Lanka. Print Version | Email to friend

Devananda’s Ministry to carryout survey on vision impaired in Western province Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare,Douglas Devananda, has made arrangements to carry out a full scale survey on the Persons with Vision Impaired in the Western Province, a press release from the Ministry said. The survey will be conducted by the Planning Division of the Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare. This survey is to be conducted concerning totally and partially blind, in 40 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara di... |FULL STORY|

UNP wants Select Commitee to probe CB failure to regulate financial institutions Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 The United National Party (UNP) today handed in a motion to the Secretary General of Parliament for the appointment of a Select Committee to look into and report on the failure of the Central Bank of Sri Lanak and the Monetary Board to supervise and regulate financial institutions and act against them. The motion as handed in by UNP Kurunegela district MP Dayasiri Jayasekera and was signed by several others UNP MPs. ... |FULL STORY|

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US hopes fall of Kilinochchi will hasten end of conflict Not for talks with LTTE Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 The fall of Kilinochchi represents an important point in the 25-year war that has divided Sri Lanka. We hope that this event will help hasten an end to the conflict, said a press release issued by the United States Embassy in Colombo yesterday (Jan 5). "The United States does not advocate that the Government of Sri Lanka negotiate with the LTTE, a group designated by the United States since 1997 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization," the release further said. However, "The U.S. beli... |FULL STORY|

MI-24 Helicopters raids LTTE gathering - Mullaittivu Wed, 07-01-2009 12:00:00 Sri Lanka Air Force MI-24 helicopter gunships have raided LTTE gathering place observed in Mullaittivu front this morning, 7 January. Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, speaking to defence.lk said that the air raid was launched at 11.30AM observed LTET gathering place in 4Km south of Mullaittivu. The air attack was launched to assist the ground troops of 59 Division. ... |FULL STORY|

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