Sunday, 29 November 2009
Urumayaka Piya Satahan' (Footsteps of a Heritage), Sri Lanka's first Labour Museum will be unveiled by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December 1 at the Labour Secretariat, Narahenpita, the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower said.
The main objective of opening such a museum is to educate the country's present and future generations about the progress achieved by the Labour Department during the past 87 years.
According to Ministry sources, President Rajapaksa will also lay the foundation stone for the 30-storey new Employees Provident Fund Building, `Mehewara Piyasa' at Narahenpita.
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Next Commonwealth Heads meet in Sri Lanka
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Sri Lanka will host the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Sri Lanka received overwhelming support for the hosting of the Summit in 2011 in Colombo.
Sri Lanka received the support of 45 countries of the total of 51 member states which participated in the Commonwealth Ministers’ Meeting staged in Trinidad & Tobago.
Earlier in 2007, when the Commonwealth Summit was held in Kampala, Sri Lanka has offered to host the meeting in 2011 in Colombo. The Kampala communiqué noted the Sri Lanka offer.
Sri Lanka received overwhelming support from member countries from Asia, Caribbean and Africa. Only United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand opposed the Sri Lankan offer.
It is learnt that the reason for the United Kingdom’s opposition to Sri Lanka’s offer is said because Gordon Brown who might be facing the next parliamentary general elections, thinks that he should embrace the support of the undemocratic forces and pro-terrorists elements in the country.
Many member countries are of the view that Sri Lanka should be given the opportunity to showcase its success in its humanitarian endeavor to liberate the Tamils from the terrorist grip and bring back the whole of Sri Lanka under a true democratic system.
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President has done much for estate people - Thondaman
Sunday, 29 November 2009
General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress and Minister Arumugm Thondaman announced that the estate community is always with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The President had rendered a valuable services on behalf of this community,the minister added.
He pointed out that today the 'elephant' (UNP) was very seriously ill and will not recover. 'We will leave no room for the estate community to get into trouble by going behind that sick elephant',he noted.
The President had done much for the estate people, by not only building line rooms but also giving jobs. As such the Minister said they should express their gratitude to the President. He emphasized that no one can severe their links with the Government.
The Minister made these statements while addressing a special meeting at the Ceylon Workers Congress Headquarters at Kotagala in Hatton.
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Pledges fullest support to President at Presidential Poll
Eastern Province Chief Minister and Head of the TMVP, Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan today vehemently and out rightly rejected the lead story titled - “Pillayan withholds support for President” - in the Sunday Times weekly dated today and described the news report as being fabricated with malicious intent.
He told www.news.lk that he would extend his fullest support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the upcoming presidential poll fixed for January 26,2010.
He dismissed the contents in the news report as being ‘cooked up’ with ulterior motives to drive a wedge between the smooth understanding between his party and the government.
The Eastern sector was liberated under the leadership of President Rajapaksa, elections were then held at provincial level at which, Chandrakanthan Pillayan was elected the Chief Minister.
Life has returned to normal in the East after LTTE terrorism was crushed and democracy has been fully restored by the government.
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