President requests forces chiefs to ensure peaceful poll
President Mahinda Rajapakse has made a strong
request to the Chiefs of the three Armed Forces and the IGP to take
all possible measures to create the necessary climate that would
ensure today's local Government Polls is held under a peaceful
environment.
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UN gets high-tech security sparks protests
The United Nations, which has so far escaped a
terrorist attack on its 39-storeyed Secretariat building housing
over 3,500 staffers, is planning to strengthen its overall security
- armed with a budget of about 415 million dollars for 2006-2007.
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Tsunami helped create peace, say UN experts
Wars were one of the main problems hampering
efforts to save lives in natural disasters but catastrophes like the
tsunami have helped to promote peace, UN experts said here on
Tuesday.
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