31/01/2010 - The Island
In search of consensus
(by Milinda Moragoda, Leader of the Sri Lanka National Congress, Minister of Justice and Law Reform)
...a unique moment for Sri Lanka to capture the many opportunities for economic development... This overwhelming victory should serve as a wake-up call for our political establishment across all party lines to stop squabbling on parochial and personality-based issues and to unite and work together on matters of national importance. The electorate has clearly demonstrated that they desire stability and continuity... uniting a nation that is deeply divided on race, class, caste, religious and party lines remains one of the major obstacles to progress. One hopes that all political parties will have the maturity and statesmanship to put an end to the culture of manipulation and brinkmanship... in this article I will focus... on the issues connected with economic development and build on my previous article, published in March 2009...
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04/02/2010 - Daily Mirror
Foundation Stone Laid
 …Laying of foundation stone at Fort, Matara… Estimated value Rs. 45 million. Media Minister Lakshman… High Court Judge Tisara… and Justice and Law Reform Minister Milinda… were present on the occasion...
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11/02/2010 - Daily Mirror
Right to Information Act a reality soon: Minister
…the Right to Information Act was being drafted… since Parliament has been dissolved… stopped work on the drafting… restart the process once Parliament commences again …apart from the Right to Information Act …Protection of Victims and Witnesses Act were being drafted …Minister Milinda …formed a committee which is expected to report…Act was first drafted and approved by Cabinet in 2003…not passed as a legislative act in Parliament...
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14/02/2010 - Sunday Island
Moragoda’s new party spurns election campaign extravagance
Minister Milinda Moragoda’s... letter to "fellow citizen’’ ... "I am sure you will agree that election campaigns have become increasingly expensive, wasteful and vulgar. Our society has so many problems to overcome. So much money is squandered on election campaigns which would be better utilized on education and healthcare for the poor... Therefore, the Sri Lanka National Congress has taken the decision to curtail our campaign expenses and to utilize the money saved for social service projects. We will be announcing these projects to you through the media throughout the election campaign.’’ The SLNC has also published its ``Agenda for influencing the government’’...
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14/02/2010 - The Nation
Minister hands over policy document
 …Moragoda…handed over a policy document… on the forthcoming General Election titled “Agenda for influencing the Government.” to the Chief Incumbents of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters... the Minister told the Venerable Maha Sangha… the intention of the SLNC to pursue this policy platform as a constituent party of UPFA… would brief the Maha Sangha regularly on the initiatives undertaken... full text of... SLNC Agenda...
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18/02/2010 - AsianTribune.com
Minister Milinda briefs Maha Sangha Nayakas policy statement of Sri Lanka National Congress
 ...Moragoda recently, handed over the policy document... to a number of influential members of the Maha Sangha, representing all three Chapters at a ceremony held at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya’’...
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19/02/2010 - AsianTribune.com
Minister Milinda hands over policy paper to Archbishop of Colombo
 …Moragoda …handed over the policy document …to Malcolm Ranjith - Archbishop… at the Bishop house Borella...
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21/02/2010 - Sunday Leader
Milinda on Twitter
...Moragoda, whose internationally-honoured trilingual website Milinda.org has been operating since 2001, has just connected up with Twitter.com... Moragoda intends to use Twitter to keep the public updated on his activities as leader of the Sri Lanka National Congress...
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23/02/2010 - The Island
Sri Lanka National Congress to brief the Religious Scholars regularly
 ...Moragoda handed over the policy document… to the number of influential Scholars of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama… Moragoda met M. I. M. Rizwe Mufthi, President of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama and handed over the policy statement of the SLNC...
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23/02/2010 - Daily Mirror
Ministry to set up separate Juvenile Courts
(by Lakmal Sooriyagoda)
...Moragoda said yesterday… around twenty percent of the child related court cases are pending for the past 11 years …his ministry had made arrangements to establish a separate Juvenile Court to hear offences committed by children… separate judges are also going to be recruited together with trained officers to serve in these court...
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