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		<title>Former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva found not guilty.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s Disciplinary Committee appointed to probe into alleged charges relating to a Samurdhi Officer being tied to a tree in Kelaniya has acquitted the former Deputy Minister of Highways Mr. Mervin Silva.  The three member committee &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/former-deputy-minister-mervyn-silva-found-not-guilty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If Reggie was alive he would have been delighted over the victory- President</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the late Governor and former Minister Reggie Ranatunga was alive to witness the country being freed from terrorism, he would have been delighted&#8217;,observed President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to commemorate the services of late Reggie Ranatunga at Temple &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/if-reggie-was-alive-he-would-have-been-delighted-over-the-victory-president/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UNP admits 95% of war over (Colombo Lankapuvath February 08) The main Opposition UNP admitted in Pa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main Opposition UNP admitted in Parliament that 95 percent of the war had now been complete. They paid tribute to the security forces and police for successfully combating terrorism. UNP parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne starting the emergency debate on behalf &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/unp-admits-95-of-war-over-colombo-lankapuvath-february-08-the-main-opposition-unp-admitted-in-pa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JVP candidate joins govt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JVP candidate and former Central Provincial Council member Sarath Wijesinghe joined hands with the government today. Mr. Wijesinghe who is also the JVP’s Matale district deputy leader took this decision despite contesting the forthcoming provincial council election on the JVP &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/jvp-candidate-joins-govt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rukaman praises army victories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNP Assistant Leader Rukman Senanayake yesterday expressed his confidence of an outright army victory over the LTTE. Senanayake said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government should be praised for boldly meeting the enemy challenge and successfully carrying out the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/rukaman-praises-army-victories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ranil charges Mihin given more money than funds to purchase weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe charged in Matara today that the government has allocated only Rs. 5.61 billion as capital expenditure for the army to purchase weapons and strengthen the forces while Rs. 6 billion has been allocated to relaunch Mihin &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/ranil-charges-mihin-given-more-money-than-funds-to-purchase-weapons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;LTTE does not wish for a genuine ceasefire&#8221; &#8211; MP Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parliamentarian Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan says that the LTTE does not genuinely want to enter a ceasefire. He says that he knows that the LTTE would never enter a ceasefire with a genuine intention and that he knows how they acted on &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/ltte-does-not-wish-for-a-genuine-ceasefire-mp-vinayagamurthi-muralitharan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JVP is being dragged towards unpatriotic forces –Wimal Weerawansa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa said JVP joined with Tamil National Alliance and UNP, when the security forces were about to gain the victory of Pooneryn , and they committed the same thing  when the second reading of &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/jvp-is-being-dragged-towards-unpatriotic-forces-%e2%80%93wimal-weerawansa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eleven including Wimal sacked from JVP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The JVP has announced that it has sacked 10 of its members, who contested the general election in 2004 under the UPFA and were elected to Parliament and another, who was appointed to Parliament through the national list, for violating &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/eleven-including-wimal-sacked-from-jvp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government’s only option to survive is holding a snap poll &#8211; Ranil</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Executive meeting of the UNP that the only option for the government to survive is holding a snap poll. He called on the party members to get ready for an election. Courtesy: Dailymirror Tags: &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/government%e2%80%99s-only-option-to-survive-is-holding-a-snap-poll-ranil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No snap General Election &#8211; Media Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Govt may opt to hold elections for 5 Provincial Councils.&#8221; Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena squashed rumours regarding a snap General Election, pointing out that the Government enjoys a comfortable majority in the house. &#8220;The Government has a majority of &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/no-snap-general-election-media-minister/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laying down arms only option for LTTE – Anura Priyadarshana Yapa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While emphasizing that the only option the LTTE has got is to lay down weapons as they are unable to contend with the advancing military, Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that it was not a strategic move of &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/laying-down-arms-only-option-for-ltte-%e2%80%93-anura-priyadarshana-yapa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>All should be united to eradicate terrorism-MP Weerawansa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Freedom Front Leader Wimal Weerawansa said that they voted in favour of budget 2009 in order to assist the valiant security forces who are advancing in the battle front. He said that the aim of the security force is &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/all-should-be-united-to-eradicate-terrorism-mp-weerawansa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prabhakaran is in waterloo -MP Muralitharan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parliamentarian Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan said that Sri Lankan Government&#8217;s political will and military planning will defeat terrorists. He made these comments in an interview with Reuters in Colombo. Muralitharan said the LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, about to be captured. Muralitharan expressed &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/political-news/prabhakaran-is-in-waterloo-mp-muralitharan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We could give petrol at Rs.85 &#8211; Ravi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNP parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka today addressing a press conference said that under a UNP government, petrol could have been given at Rs.85 a litre at present with a profit. Courtesy: Dailymirror Tags: Government, Parliament]]></description>
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