A special meeting was held at the President’s House, Colombo, chaired by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, yesterday, to discuss the current situation in the North East. Representatives of the UNICEF and UNHCR, Defence Secretary, Commanders of the Three Armed Forces and the IGP, Minister Ferial Ashraff, North East Governor Asoka Jayawardena, District Secretaries and senior officials of the Presidential Secretariat participated. At this discussion, the President emphasised the need of a Central Coordinating Authority duly empowered to implement the process of Re-settlement and Rehabilitation of displaced persons in the North and East. Pic. by Sudath Malaweera

Jeyaraj stops Salu Sala, STC privatisation

by Shirajiv Sirimane

The privatisation of the State Trading Corporation and Salu Sala will be stopped with immediate effect, said the new Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday.
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President discusses plight of displaced in North East

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was yesterday briefed by heads of the UNHCR, ICRC, UNICEF, the UN Resident Co-ordinator in Sri Lanka and a representative from Save the Children on their current programmes particularly in the fields of Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons.
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Top priority for developing road network - PM

by Duminda Guruge

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, who assumed duties as the Minister of Highways after performing religious observances at the Ministry yesterday, pledged to develop the country's road network as a top priority.
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