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Harmony Centre to bridge North and South

[December 09  2013]

Kethusha, a grade five student of the primary section of Kilinochchi Central College would have experienced the most difficult period in her life as an infant along with her parents and four other elder children in her family when fighting erupted in Kilinochchi during the last phase of the humanitarian operation in the Wanni to free them from the clutches of brutal LTTE terrorism.        

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Delft Island turns into a major tourist attraction

[September 29  2013]

The chirpy waters of the Indian ocean greets us with its spray on our face as we walked on along the Kurikadduwan jetty towards the water jet of the Sri Lanka Navy that was awaiting to take us to the remotest inhabited island belonging to Sri Lanka, Delft or the island of Neduntheevu as people in Jaffna called it.       

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Mullaitivu now a bustling town

[August 25  2013]

It is no exaggeration to state that the impression one would get visiting Mullaitivu three years after the humanitarian mission against the LTTE ended is very positive.       

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Jaffna rises from the ashes

[July 30  2013]

In November 2009, around 26,400 army personnel manned the entire Jaffna peninsula.       

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Peace did not COME ON A PLATTER

[July 03  2013]

Rebuilding the North after 30 years of terrorist conflict was no easy task. The government's rebuilding efforts in the North which are in accordance with the principles of the Mahinda Chinthanaya programme has gained fruition within four years since the end of the conflict and the establishment of permanent peace.       

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Hard keeping up with Kilinochchi

[June 26  2013]

Sri Lanka is in the fourth year since the defeat of terrorism. Now the whole country is on the fast track to development and the priority in the development drive is centred on the war affected areas in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.       

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Keppapilavu, a model of rural development

[March 24  2013]

ust 200 metres from the village of Keppapilavu lies the historic Nanthikadal lagoon. The villagers from this area were the last batch to come from welfare centres set up for displaced persons in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya so they attracted a lot of attention.       

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Right of Reply: The truth about the People of Keppapilavu in Mullaitivu

[January 10  2013]

This response is to counter the article titled "In search of justice: The story of the people of Kepapilavu" written under a pseudonym "Elijah" to the Sunday Times (6 Jan 2013) having visited Mullaitivu as well as spoken to the people of Kepapilavu last month (Dec 2012).       

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