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Domestic jewellery to shine bright in South India

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Sep 3 (F2F) Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Ministry of Sri Lanka is making efforts to promote gems and jewellery of the country in South India, which is considered to be a profitable market. In order to make the plans productive, a meeting was recently held among the officials that was chaired by Mano Wijerathne, Enterprise Development Minister. The authorities present in the conference, discussed about the primary preparations that are being made for holding an exhibition in Chennai.
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Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Sept 02 (CP) Colombo: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will visit Sri Lanka from Sept. 7 to 10, at the invitation of Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to sources, it will be Yang's first visit to Sri Lanka since taking office in April 2007.
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Wanni liberation pick up the pace; 41 terrorists killed in yesterday's clashes

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Troops reached another important milestone on their noble mission to liberate Wanni on Sunday (Aug 31), as they entered into the highly guarded terror bastion, Mallavi. Troops of Army 57 division, after weeks of intense battles fought with the terrorist entered into the Mallavi town, situated on the Mankulama- Vellankauma road, in Mullaittivu west, last evening. According to the reports troops are engaged in mop-up operations in the area at present and indicate that the area will be declared liberated soon.
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Army imprisons more than 100 deserters

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
The Army Courts Martial, following imposition of punishment on 106 convicted Army deserters handed them over to the Welikada Prisons Headquarters today for imprisonment, a Press Release issued by the Army Headquarters declared.

Mervyn says his gold chain was snatched

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
The Cinnamon Garden Police informed court today that Minister Mervyn Silva made a complaint to the Accident Service Police Post that his gold chain weighing 13 sovereigns was snatched when the Minister was assaulted outside Rupavahini Corporation last year.

TRO calls for 'safe havens'

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
A charity operating in Sri Lanka’s rebel-held territory has called upon the LTTE and the government to create special zones for the refugees as fighting escalates in the north.
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Political parties propose constitutional amendments

Tuesday, 02 September 2008
In a new initiative to expedite the establishment of Independent Commissions and introducing new provisions to the 17th Amendment a group of legislators representing all political parties in the government and the opposition have proposed a set of new amendments to the Constitution

Unprecedented boost for Sri Lanka's specialty teas in the United States

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka has managed to export 3,500 metric tons per annum of the famous Ceylon Tea to the United States, reportedly the most unique tea market in the world.

The sales have generated a revenue of Rs. 2 billion with a potential for future expansion.

According to sources, the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) ice tea sector, in pet bottles, cans or tetra packs, accounted for about 80% of retail sales

Tuesday, 02 September 2008
Sept 02 (CP) Colombo- According to media reports, National Blood Transfusion Service Director, Dr. Mangalika Bindusara has been interdicted yesterday along with Dr. K.M.I.L.A. Nazeer for allegedly using expired Apheresis kits on blood donors and patients.
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We were not allowed time to take Legal action against constitutional amendments –Ranil UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a media briefing at the Sri Kotha on the 1st, said the party was more ready to take political measures rather than legal against the Govt.’s proposed constitutional amendments.

Mr. Wickremesinghe gave this above answer in reply to a question posed by the media whether the UNP is taking legal measures against the constitutional amendments of the Govt. He also added that, as the proposed amendments in writing were received by the party only on Sunday last, there was hardly any time for the party’s legal Council to make an evaluation thereon.