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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>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>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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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Peoples Bank Opens dedicated branch for SME sector in A&#8217;Pura</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development declared open the first SME bank Branch centre of the peoples Bank in Anuradhapura Sunday. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had pledged in his  Budget Speech 2012 that the state banks will establish special branches &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/peoples-bank-opens-dedicated-branch-for-sme-sector-in-apura-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SRI LANKA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, (Feb. 4, 2012) &#8212; The 64TH Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka celebration was held at the University of the District of Columbia Feb. 4, 2012, an event that featured traditional Sri Lanka dances and speeches and appearances by &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/sri-lanka-independence-celebrated-in-washington-d-c/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Peoples Bank Opens dedicated branch for SME sector in A&#8217;Pura</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development declared open the first SME bank Branch centre of the peoples Bank in Anuradhapura Sunday. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had pledged in his  Budget Speech 2012 that the state banks will establish special branches &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/peoples-bank-opens-dedicated-branch-for-sme-sector-in-apura/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deyata Kirula exhibition opened</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday opened the sixth Deyata Kirula national exhibition at Oyamaduwa in Anuradhapura. It will be open to the public till February 10. The exhibition consists of over 1,000 stalls run by government ministries, private sector agencies and &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/deyata-kirula-exhibition-opened/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>President lays ground level foundation stone for first monumental &#8216;Sanda Hiru Seya&#8217; at Anuradhapura</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is also the Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, hours before the National Independence Day celebrations at Anuradhapura on Saturday (4), immortalized the memory of all fallen War Heroes by laying the ground level foundation stone &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/president-lays-ground-level-foundation-stone-for-first-monumental-sanda-hiru-seya-at-anuradhapura/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No hesitation to take decisions based on indigenous programme &#8211; President’s Independence Day Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our nation is fortunate to celebrate the 64th Independence Day with a genuine sense of dignity about freedom. &#160; Today the national flag flutters pointing to a new country in the making.  The way is open for an independent economy.  &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/no-hesitation-to-take-decisions-based-on-indigenous-programme-presidents-independence-day-message/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation laid for Rs 700 M hotel project in Jaffna</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne and the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa laid the foundation Stone for Jetwing Yarl hotel in Jaffna on Friday The Rs 700 million project is a joint venture between Mercantile Merchant Bank Ltd, and the &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/foundation-laid-for-rs-700-m-hotel-project-in-jaffna/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colombo courts complex will not be relocated &#8211; Justice Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem, met with the lawyers of the Colombo Magistrate&#8217;s Court who were protesting under the assumption that the Colombo Magistrate&#8217;s Courts complex would be relocated and assured them that there were no plans by the Ministry of &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/colombo-courts-complex-will-not-be-relocated-justice-minister/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>64th National Independence Day celebrations</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 64th National Independence Day celebrations will be held on a grand scale at the Sri Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Mawatha premises in Anuradhapura today. This year’s theme is ‘The Building of a Miraculous Nation’. President Mahinda Rajapaksa will inaugurate the ceremony &#8230; <a href="http://firstlanka.com/english/news/64th-national-independence-day-celebrations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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