30/08/2009 - Sunday Island
Minister Moragoda meets with Lord Mandelson in London
Justice... Minister... Moragoda met Lord Peter Mandelson the First Secretary of State... and former European Commissioner for Trade during his working visit to the United Kingdom this week. The Minister was able to exchange ideas...  on the opportunities and challenges for Sri Lanka in the post-conflict period and of the short- and medium-term plans for the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms.... Earlier... Moragoda also met Shadow Foreign Secretary... William Hague MP. Mr. Hague was also a former Leader of the British Conservative Party…
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02/09/2009 - The Island
Buddhist-monk committee to advise Milinda
Minister of Justice… Moragoda… is planning to solicit advice of this committee to reform the administration of justice and make it more people-oriented…
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04/09/2009 - Daily News
Malaysian jobs for reformed LTTE youth
(by Prarthana Weerasinghe)
Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Daya Ratnayake said they had been able to reform the most dreaded youth... in the LTTE organisation as useful persons to the country... at a ceremony held... at Manikka Vinayagar Kovil, Bambalapitiya... presided over by Justice Minister... Moragoda…
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05/09/2009 - Daily Mirror
UK supports the rehabilitation, reintegration of ex-combatants
The British High Commissioner...Hayes and the Head of the International Organisation for Migration signed an agreement for... Rs. 17 million... in the presence of Justice Minister...Moragoda... The Ministry of Justice... working closely with the International Organization for Migration to develop a community-oriented demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration programme... focuses on strengthening capacity... support to receptor communities... involvement of private sector to build sustainable solutions…
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06/09/2009 - Sunday Times - Financial Times
Tourism heads roll, industry concerned
A few resignations in the Sri Lanka Tourism hierarchy last week, connected to the change of minister, has caused some uneasiness in the industry at a time when boom times are ahead. The industry's two main associations representing hotels and travel agents...  to meet this week to review the situation. "We want to take stock of the situation as more changes are expected,"... All these appointments were made by former Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda…
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06/09/2009 - The Sunday Leader
Provide an amnesty; end the Tiger hunt
Minister... Moragoda presenting passports and other travel documents to a group of former LTTE cadres who are to be rehabilitated in Malaysia was a refreshing report among the plethora of claims of rehabilitation of the victims of the three decades of the terrorist conflict. Some are bound to consider this..tokenism... To avoid that charge... efforts would have to be repeated... for a considerable period…
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10/09/2009 - Daily News
Special drug rehab unit at Pallekele Prison
More than 500 drug addicts imprisoned due to crimes related to drug dependency... will receive counseling and treatment for drug addiction while they serve their sentences... part of an initiative... under the directions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa... implemented by Minister... Moragoda, as a means of separating lesser offenders from hardcore criminals…
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11/09/2009 - Daily Mirror
Book Launch
The Tamil translation of the book titled the ‘Most Admired World Leaders’ authored by Minister Milinda Moragoda will be held on Saturday at 5.00 p.m. at the Colombo Tamil Sangam in Wellawatte…
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12/09/2009 - Daily Mirror
President grants amnesty to 1000 prisoners
...on the occasion of prisoner welfare day... the President has granted approval for the release of these prisoners on a recommendation made by... Minister Moragoda... Accordingly a special amnesty has been granted to... prisoners... unable to pay fines imposed on them... and... to prisoners aged over 70…
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13/09/2009 - Sunday Times – Financial Times
Tourism in crisis: Small vs. Big
(Editorial)
...The Tourism Act, which struggled through its implementation in 2007, is again in focus with trade unions in state institutions clamouring for it to be scrapped... Tourism all over the world... is a public private partnership... Promotion is one of the keys in the Industry... If Sri Lanka is not represented at ...industry fairs... it would be a tragedy... We lost the sector in 1983 to the Maldives which until then had little (on tourism)…
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