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Updated: ( 3:05:22 GMT)
Friday September 03 , 2010
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A stall owner watches as a customer tries jewelry at the Sri Lanka Gem & Jewelry Show in Colombo
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More than 300,000 landmines cleared
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COLOMBO: Military Spokesman Major General UAB Medawela said that more than 300,000 landmines laid by the LTTE terrorists in the North and East have been cleared by the de-mining groups. There is still another area of 2000 square kilometres to be cleared. Making this observation at a press conference held at the Media Centre for National Security, the Military Spokesman said that an area of 1,800 square kilometres of the Northern, Eastern and North Central Provinces have been cleared by the de-mining groups. He said the land mines have been strewn without a proper system making the de-mining process difficult.
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Production should be increased: PM
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COLOMBO: Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said that assistance should be given to clever and competent individuals and companies to build a vibrant economy in Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister also affirmed that the Government is committed to provide infrastructure requirement and financial assistance in this regard.
He made these comments at the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Achievers' Awards 2010 for industrial excellence.
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Direct air links to Colombo soon
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COLOMBO: Public Management Reforms Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka welcomed the initiative taken by the Yunnan Province Governor in China, Qin Guangron to launch a direct air link between the capital of Yunnan Province, Kunming and Colombo as it would further boost relations between Sri Lanka and China. Yunnan Province Governor Qin Guangrong and delegation presenting a picture to Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka.
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Paddy purchasing from farmers begin
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COLOMBO: The Government has started purchasing paddy from farmers through Cooperative Societies in the Polonnaruwa district. Ninety one paddy purchasing centres are operating in the district. Nine Cooperative Societies are purchasing paddy from farmers in the Polonnaruwa district. According to Cooperative and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando, paddy purchasing process is to be expedited in other districts through Cooperative Societies.
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CEB records Rs205m profit after 12 years
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COLOMBO: The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) earned a profit of Rs 205 million in June for the first time after 12 years, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday. Speaking at the CEB's 24th Service Felicitation Ceremony at the BMICH, the Minister said that the CEB suffered a loss each month during the last 12 years. He said that the Power and Energy Ministry was able to change that by making profits.
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President gives emphasis on development
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COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the 59th anniversary meeting of the SLFP yesterday that accelerated development, a stable Government, strengthening democracy, peace and prosperity in line with people’s expectations were the aims of the envisaged constitutional amendments and not the extension of his term in office. Addressing over 15,000, including party cadres from top to the grass-roots level at Temple Trees.
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South Asian Policy Analysis Network
South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and the South Asian Journal have initiated a project to develop an interactive network of experts for the South Asian Policy Analysis (SAPANA) Network which was launched in April, 2006. SAPANA is a non-partisan, South Asia-wide research and policy analysis network, the first independent South Asian think-thank in the region and is expected to play an influential role in guiding discussion, analysis and policy both in South Asia and outside the region.
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South Asia Media Commission was formed in April 2007 to monitor journalists’ safety and violation of media rights and to publish periodical reports. It was envisaged to respond with speed to such violations to press for remedial action.
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South Asian Media School
In 2007, SAFMA, a network of South Asian journalists and media practitioners, aware of the political nuances of the region and sensitive to the demands of the new media age, felt the need to cultivate a new generation of South Asian media persons. With this in mind, the South Asian Media School was set up at South Asian Media Centre, a hub of media activity.
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