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		<title>Govt. Information Dept. stall attracts large crowds</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government Information Department stall at Deyata Kirula 2012 at Oyamaduwa,in Anuradhapura is attracting visitors in large numbers. &#160; Deyata Kirula is the Sri Lanka&#8217;s national development exhibition which was started in 2007 to portray Sri Lankan heritage and pride &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/govt-information-dept-stall-attracts-large-crowds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrapala Liyanage appointed as addl.DG of Information Dept.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chandrapala Liyanage has been appointed as the Additional Director General of the Department of Government Information with immediate effect. Liyanage who was the Presidential Media Coordinating Director from 2005 to 2008 has been appointed to this new post by the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/chandrapala-liyanage-appointed-as-addl-dg-of-information-dept/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Global Criminal Justice Ambassador Rapp in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen J Rapp, Ambassador at Large for the Office of Global Criminal Justice of the State of USA, who is on a five day visit to Sri Lanka, called on Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs on Tuesday (07).  &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/global-criminal-justice-ambassador-rapp-in-sri-lanka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SriLankan announces check in time changes at UL counters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SriLankan Airlines issuing a press release has announced that all SriLankan Airline economy class check in counters will be closed 60 minutes before schedule time of departure effective from February 01. The release further states that Check in time changes &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/srilankan-announces-check-in-time-changes-at-ul-counters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Granting T-Trucks to Self Employees launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa on the invitation of Thilanga Sumathipala, ceremonially inaugurated the initial step of granting  200 Mobile T-Trucks to Self Employees of Borella Electorate. &#160; &#160; 10 Mobile T-Trucks were granted to Self Employees at the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/granting-t-trucks-to-self-employees-launched/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colombo City Tour marked 2nd Anniversary with special CSR Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colombo City Tour, Sri Lanka’s first ever open deck sightseeing tour which is a venture of Sri Lanka Tourism and Ebert Silva Holidays celebrated its 2nd Anniversary recently. To mark this event the Colombo City Tour team carried out &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/colombo-city-tour-marked-2nd-anniversary-with-special-csr-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second Day of Gangarama Nawam Perahera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The  annual Nawam Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo paraded the streets yesterday (07). &#160; Prime Minister D.M.Jayarathne and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa placed the sacred relics casket  on the ceremonial tusker at the Navam Maha Perahera &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/second-day-of-gangarama-nawam-perahera/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Education Minister refutes opposition leader’s allegations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena has refuted allegations made by the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe about the education policies of the government. He has said that free education will be made an eternal heritage of the poor people of this &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/education-minister-refutes-opposition-leaders-allegations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gates for Unprotected Railway Crossings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has allocated Rs. One Billion for installing gates at all unprotected railway crossings in the country.  The General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways B.A.P. Ariyaratne said that preliminary measures have been taken to install 200 gates across the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/gates-for-unprotected-railway-crossings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steps taken to improve language proficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Language Associations are to be formed throughout the country to provide language proficiency to the public.  Director General of the National Language Institute Prasad Herath said that around 600 such associations have already been established throughout the country. &#160; At &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/steps-taken-to-improve-language-proficiency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka President to visit Pakistan on Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to visit Pakistan on Friday on a two day State visit.  The Sri Lanka President’s visit is scheduled from 10 to 11 February. His visit, termed as a State visit is expected to be &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sri-lanka-president-to-visit-pakistan-on-friday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do not forget your motherland – President appeals to Jaffna students</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Mahinda Rajapaksa has  said that the children  who are to  undertake the responsibility of this country in the future  should be provided with equal facilities regardless of whether they are form the urban areas or from village areas. President &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/do-not-forget-your-motherland-president-appeals-to-jaffna-students/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let us drown out poverty in abundance of prosperity – President at Deyata Kirula</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends, &#160; I am very happy to be able to hold the Deyata Kirula National Exhibition amidst the villages of Oyamaduva in the Kingdom of Anuradhapura. Sixty Four years after we gained freedom this is the first morning that we &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/let-us-drown-out-poverty-in-abundance-of-prosperity-president-at-deyata-kirula/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka President says largest slice of fund allocated for northern development &#8211; President in Jaffna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa  said that the northern province which had suffered a great setback for a period of 30 years is now rapidly marching towards development as the government has allocated the largest slice of funds for Northern &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sri-lanka-president-says-largest-slice-of-fund-allocated-for-northern-development-president-in-jaffna/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan Media Minister recovers after surgeries in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan Minister of Mass Media and Information and the Government Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella is recovering well after two surgeries performed on his leg at a Melbourne hospital following an accidental fall. &#160; It is reported that the minister has &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sri-lankan-media-minister-recovers-after-surgeries-in-australia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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