12/03/2010 - Daily Mirror
Lankan family law to change
 Reforms... to be introduced to Sri Lanka’s Family Laws... General Law Kandyan Law and some aspects of the Thesawalami and Muslim Personal Law... Justice Ministry said yesterday a committee appointed by Justice and Law Reform Minister... Moragoda to consider reforms to Sri Lanka’s Family Laws presented its report...
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13/03/2010 - Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka Tourism in Transition
(by Bernard Goonetilleke)
 Sri Lanka Tourism declared 2011 as 'Visit Sri Lanka Year,' in June last year. Former Tourism Minister, Milinda Moragoda, took this forward-looking decision, well before... the end of the decades-long armed conflict in mid May 2009... for him, the need to revive Sri Lanka's long-suffering tourist industry, hamstrung by the conflict, was of highest priority... Minister Moragoda, who had a vision for the tourism industry, understood reality. "In a glamorous industry such as tourism, the temptation can be to focus on the PR, rather than the substance," ... to address this tendency, he concentrated on policy- making as well as institution and capacity-building. "I believe, the spotlight should not be on the Minister, but on the team of professionals, who do the hard work... In short, his policy was let the experts do what they have been hired to do, without political interference from the minister or his inner cabinet...
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13/03/2010 - The Island
Moragoda says LTTE rehab efforts on track
Move to permit ex-combatants to live with their families
Special camp for LTTE couples
11,000 acre farm to accommodate 11,000 persons
(by Shamindra Ferdinando)
An internationally backed effort... Justice... Minister... Moragoda told The Island... spouses and children would be given freedom of movement, though the detainees would have to abide by security measures in place to ensure the smooth functioning of the facilities. The International Organisation for Migration... local and foreign donors... supporting the government initiative. To the credit of Moragoda, he had directly involved the All Ceylon Hindu Congress... The Justice Ministry is spearheading the rehabilitation effort...
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14/03/2010 - The Sunday Times
Lanka’s Information Act: It’s about you
(by Milinda Moragoda)
... How often have you wondered about the reason for a decision taken by a government department or institution on a matter in which you had an interest? Perhaps you thought your application for a license for a contract, or just to have your child admitted to school had been unfairly rejected. The FOI would enable you to require the authorities to explain their decision and to disclose the documents related to it. You could then decide for yourself whether or not their action had been justified...
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16/03/2010 - Business Talk
Consolidating Colombo, Sri Lanka as an aviation hub
... liberalization of the visa regime yielded immediate benefits in terms of tourism (India rising to become the largest market, with one of the highest growth rates)... also created the conditions for Colombo to emerge as... regional aviation hub... initiative taken by the then Minister for Economic Reforms, Milinda Moragoda, back in 2002 to allow visa-on-arrival to Indian visitors... India Sri Lanka... 2003 joint study report with major contributions from the Ministry for Economic Reform, Science and Technology... yielded immediate benefits by liberalizing the aviation market... combined results of the visa and market liberalizations... seen in the accelerated growth of passengers going through Colombo in 2004... as well as in the rapid increase of transit passengers... pulling ahead of India’s principal gateway airport, Mumbai...
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17/03/2010 - The Island
In the wake of Lanka’s biggest heroin detection
Justice Minister calls for special effort to
clear Colombo of heroin users
(by Shamindra Ferdinando)
...Sri Lanka National Congress... leader Justice... Minister... Moragoda said a special effort was needed to clear Colombo and its suburbs of heroin users and suppliers... Colombo was the worst affected, though heroin use was rampant in many other areas... he has initiated action to build special drug rehabilitation centres at Pallekelle and Weerawila to accommodate those now held in the prison system...
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17/03/2010 - The Island
An Equal Opportunities Bill, an urgent requirement
(by K. Godage)
... I was... happy that Minister...Moragoda has included the re-introduction of the Equal Opportunities Bill in his party’s... Agenda... we need...without further delay to settle the... ethnic problem which has been the root cause of all our problems. The Equal Opportunities Bill if enacted and implemented would go a long way towards solving the problem... I do hope Minister Moragoda whose initiative this is, is elected and would be reappointed as Justice Minister to steer this Bill...
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19/03/2010 – Asian Tribune
Sri Lanka National Congress launched Kharithathu Ththareeq Road Map
 ...Sri Lanka National Congress launched Kharithathu Ththareeq a road map affecting the Muslim Community in Sri Lanka...Recently... it was presented to the President of the All Ceylon Jammayathul Ulama, AlHaj M.I.M. Rizwe Mufthi, by Minister... Moragoda Leader... SLNC...at Marine Grand hotel, Marine Drive, Wellawatte... Alhaj Rizwe Mufthi speaking… praised Mr. Moragoda for the support he has extended to the Muslim community...
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21/03/2010 – Sunday Leader
Women in Sri Lanka need allies in the new Parliament
(by Sujata Gamage)
 ...After more than 50 years the percentage of women in the 2004-2010 Parliament was 6%... To our knowledge Moragoda is the only candidate who has made a firm commitment that equals or exceeds aspirations of women in this country...
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21/03/2010 – The Nation
Election is not a tamasha
"I present some ideas, the voter decides"
(by Tharindu Prematillake)
 The Colombo District will be one of the most hotly contested districts in the upcoming election. The competitiveness within the district has made candidates from both the government and the opposition put up posters and cut-outs around the city, while disregarding countless objections from the Elections Commissioner. However, amidst all the chaos spreading across the city walls, one face that is missing in the action is that of the Minister of Justice & Law Reforms, Milinda Moragoda. The Nation caught up with Moragoda to find out how he is preparing for the election...
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