13/09/2009 - Sunday Island
Special Courts to try LTTE suspects
(by Franklin R.Satyapalan)
…President... Rajapaksa... granted permission for the setting up of special courts on a proposal submitted by... Minister of Justice... Moragoda... A top-level delegation... to visit the United States and United Kingdom... to study the mechanism... for the expeditious disposal of terrorism-related cases…
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13/09/2009 - Sunday Island
President intervenes to save GSP
(by Diplomatic Correspondent)
…To undertake a major diplomatic push, President...Rajapaksa appointed a four-member ministerial team on Friday... comprises... Justice Minister...Moragoda... immediate task ... to jointly formulate a response to the EU's... expert panel report…
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13/09/2009 - Sunday Leader
Tourism Conundrum - Figures are up, but the industry is seeing red
(Ralahamy)
…Today, many in the industry are on edge. The hard-earned gains made through intense promotional campaigns cannot be compromised... To the credit of the former minister, there was consensus among industry stakeholders that the right people were in the right places at the right time - a rare occurrence in this land of miracles... said a concerned stakeholder... "we had industry professionals in the right places. I do not know who the replacements will be…
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14/09/2009 - The Island
Prisoner donates her prize money to war heroes
Minister of Justice... Moragoda... accepting a cheque for... Rs.20,000 from a prison inmate... Kumarihamy... who had won... prize for her poem in an all island poetry competition… handed over her prize money... to the Ranaviru Seva Authority for the welfare of... war heroes…
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15/09/2009 - Daily News
‘Prisoners need to be rehabilitated with kindness’
(by Maharagama special corr.)
The challenge of... prison officers is to channel... prisoners from darkness to light... Justice Minister... Moragoda said.” The prison should not be converted into a den of harassment, rather it should be a rehabilitation centre,”... punishment alone cannot reform people…
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16/09/2009 - Daily Mirror - Financial Times
Nandana's policy to cost Rs. 2 Bn
...the Rs 2 billion facility had been granted following intense negotiations by the then Minister of Tourism... Moragoda... World Bank officials... may be compelled to withdraw the facility in the event of reversal of reforms introduced under the Tourism Act of 2007... Ministers could come and go, but the policy and objectives must remain unchanged for the industry to make any progress…
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18/09/2009 - Daily Mirror
‘Reintegrating ex-LTTE cadres into civilian life’
...Ministry of Justice... working closely with the International Organisation for Immigration... US$23 million programme... governments of Japan, United Kingdom and United States... pledged support... a strong public/private partnership with a number of... leading companies... Justice Minister... Moragoda... said this initiative endorses President... Rajapaksa's vision of co-operation between the Government... the private sector, the diaspora and the international community to build a prosperous future for all Sri Lankans…
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18/09/2009 - Daily Mirror - Financial Times
Govt. to lobby EU states for GSP Plus
...Minister Moragoda has the opportunity of meeting with British First Secretary, Lord Peter Mandelson, during his recent visit to the United Kingdom... The actions of the United Kingdom depend... on the credibility of the report on Sri Lanka by the... panel... Moragoda's view that Sri Lanka should engage the UK at a political level while having an effective dialogue with the European Commission…
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19/09/2009 - Daily News
Photo
(picture by Sudath Silva)
UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs... paid a courtesy call on President... Rajapaksa at Temple Trees... Milinda Moragoda... were present…
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20/09/2009 - Colombo Page News Desk, Sri Lanka
The country should come first regardless of political opinion,
Sri Lanka President tells lawyers from South
...President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the members of the Southern Province Sri Lanka Freedom Lawyers Association... Ministers... Moragoda... were also present at the occasion…
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