26/07/2009 - Sunday Island
Rehab numbers may run as high as 50,000
... number of LTTE cadres, including child soliders and their family members... Justice Ministry sources said... government... in... process of working out... programme... Minister Moragoda would be... in charge of the project with Major General Daya Ratnayake... government would seek international assistance as well as the support of the local private sector…
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27/07/2009 - The Island
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Eric P.Schwartz, Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration USA, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Kandy President's house yesterday evening. Ministers Milinda Moragoda, Prof G.L.Peiris, President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga were also present.…
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29/07/2009 - www.Asiantribune.com
Minister Milinda Moragoda Visits Sri Lanka Law College
The Minister was received by the College Principal, Dr. H.J.F. Silva, other college officials, and the President of the Law Students’ Union, Sampath Kanishka. During the meeting, the issues and problems facing the college and the student body, and ways in which the college could be supported were discussed…
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31/07/2009 - Daily News
Law should benefit poor - Justice Minister Milinda Moragoda
...during his first visit to the Legal Aid Commission head office... was... received by the LAC Chairman S.S.Wijeratne… The Minister... said that as access to justice for the poor is essential to protect the human rights of the poor, he will... take the necessary steps to improve the delivery of legal aid to the poor people…
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04/08/2009 - Daily News
Expert committees to recommend law reforms
Justice... Minister... Moragoda has appointed several committees to consider and recommend reforms to existing laws in the areas of Juvenile Justice, Arbitration, Legal Aid, Family Law, Legal Education, Thesawalamai and Prisons... to ensure a unified and inclusive approach to develop and maintain law and order... Minister is committed to empower the rules and regulations…
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05/08/2009 - The Bottom Line - Editorial
Thinking big on branding Sri Lanka
...rationale for the small miracle... very simple. Sri Lanka is a small country in size yet breathtakingly beautiful... and... world-renowned authentic warmth and hospitality... the amiable and competent Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda was appointed as the Minister of Justice and Law Reforms and National Freedom... the “Small Miracle” tagline was... approved prior to the Government’s successful crushing of... the LTTE... It was in this context that some in the Government and also a minority in the tourism sector felt “small miracle” tagline may not tell the true story of Sri Lanka.. question at large is: Is small not good and is big better?... What are the new issues that the industry has to grapple with both in the post-war era and the change of tagline after its launch?…
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13/08/2009 - The Island
Parents to visit LTTE cadres held in Ambepussa rehab centre
...initiative of Justice... Minister... Moragoda, a group of parents of LTTE cadres held at Ambepussa rehabilitation centre would visit... part of the government efforts to reassure families of the detained... help their overall strategy to rehabilitate thousands of detainees in government custody…
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15/08/2009 - The Island
New appointments to Prisoner Visitors Board
...Moragoda... has appointed former diplomat Nanda Godage to head the Board of Prison Visitors. Rajan Asiriwatham, Arjun Deraniyagala, H.G. Dharmadasa, and Imtiyas Ismail... also appointed... as members... the Board... has full powers to visit prisons at any time...to ensure that the basic rights of prisoners are being respected…
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16/08/2009 - Sunday Observer
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President of the Colombo Law Society,... and Jayantha de Silva called on the Minister of Justice, Milinda Moragoda recently discuss several issues including the construction of an office complex for lawyers and infrastructure facilities for court houses and labour Tribunals…
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18/08/2009 - Daily News
Thorough training for prison guards- Justice Minister
(by Hiran H.Senewiratne)
Discipline, dedication and self respect... should be inculcated in minds of everybody... Moragoda said... at the 93rd passing out ceremony of prison guards... at... Welikada Prison... The Ministry is taking action to improve the standards of prisons and prison guards, he said... will support Prison Commissioner Major General V.R. Silva's... to promote education, training and development of prison guards in all prisons…
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