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TMVP
to propose devolution plan
Karuna
Amman led Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), is to submit
a power devolution proposal to the All Party Representatives’
Committee (APRC), aimed at resolving the island’s long
drawn out NE conflict, amidst Parliamentary opposition groups
charging that, they were being sidelined in the APRC process.
Minister of Science and Technology and Chairman, APRC, Prof.
Tissa Vitharana, told reporters that, the TMVP would submit
the proposal soon to the APRC. “In addition to its proposal
already submitted, the TMVP is to submit a further proposal
based on Devolution of Power,” Xinhua quoted Vitharana
as saying.
Vitharana
said that, the APRC met on Monday after a long layoff, waiting
for the nomination of TMVP representatives to resume sittings.
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Presidential
presentation for Business Today Top 10
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Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday at the Temple Trees presented
awards to the recipients of Business Today magazine’s
popular Top 10 Competition. The respective award recipients
were Dialog Telekom CEO Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Sri Lanka
Telecom Chairperson Ms. Leisha De Silva, Distilleries
Company Chairman Harry Jayewardene, JKH Director Sumithra
Gunasekara, Aitken Spence Chairman Harry Jayawardena,
HNB CEO Rajendra Thiagarajah, Commercial Bank Chief Operating
Officer Ravi Dias, NDB Bank CEO Eran Wickremeratne, Ceylon
Tobacco CEO Nustanfer Ali Khan, and Bukit Darah Chairman
Tilak De Soysa. Business Today Managing Director Mathi
Parthipan and analyst Keith Bernard were also present.
Here the Group pose with the President. Pic by Sudath
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