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| Vol. I Issue. 12; 27 September 2007 |
| Sri Lanka in United Nations - 27 September 2007 |
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New York, September 24: In a follow-up action to a damning report by Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Summary and Arbitrary Executions, the world body has expressed serious concerns over a spate of extra-judicial executions by Sri Lanka Armed Forces,
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| Vol. I Issue. 12; 27 September 2007 |
| Sri Lanka Opposition Party to abandon 'federalism' - 27 September 2007 |
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Colombo, September 27: The main opposition party in Sri Lanka, United National Party, has abandoned its earlier stand on 'federalism' and decided to support a unitary setup with maximum devolution of powers to Tamil minority.
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| Vol. I Issue. 12; 27 September 2007 |
| LTTE in disarray: Govt - 27 September 2007 |
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Jaffna, September 24: With the recent major military reverses and the fall of the East the morale of the LTTE cadres appear to be low.
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| Vol. I Issue. 12; 27 September 2007 |
| Sri Lanka ranks low in 'Doing Business Report 2008' - 27 September 2007 |
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Colombo, September 27: Despite being the most progressive country in the entire South Asia region for starting business and trading across borders,
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 20 September 2007 |
| UNP starts campaign against govt - 20 September 2007 |
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Colombo, September 15: The opposition United National Party launched 'Sathipola' campaign to topple the government.
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 20 September 2007 |
| Marxists make a comeback - 20 September 2007 |
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Colombo, September 16: In Sri Lanka, Marxists are making a comeback. Trade unions are rearing their heads once again under the supervision of Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front (JVP).
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 20 September 2007 |
| Rajapaksa favours 'province' as the unit of devolution - 20 September 2007 |
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Colombo, September 17: Revising his earlier stand on devolution, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is now favouring 'province' as the unit of devolution instead of 'district'.
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 20 September 2007 |
| Power Struggle among LTTE leaders - 20 September 2007 |
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Jaffna, September 19: An internal power struggle is intensifying among the LTTE cadres. The LTTE has until now been the only Tamil terrorist group to have survived major internal rifts.
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