Great betrayal
The interview given by Sarath Fonseka to the
Sunday Leader on December 13, 2009 wherein he alleges that three
LTTE leaders who came to surrender with white flags during the final
stages of the battle were shot dead by ground troops, has opened an
UN probe into possible war crimes charges against the Heroic Forces.
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Bonus interest on savings:
Senior citizens get 20 percent
The Government has decided to pay a 20 percent
bonus interest for the deposits of senior citizens on a request of
senior citizens with effect from January 2010, said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Work begins on Northern irrigation projects
The Re-awakening Project launched under the
Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Ministry with
World Bank financial assistance has taken the initiative to
rehabilitate the main four irrigation schemes in the Northern
Province at a cost of Rs 835 million, Project Director P.H.
Sugathadasa said. The project has allocated Rs 385 million for
Giants Tank in Mannar district and Rs 200 million for Iranamadu in
the Kilinochchi district.
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