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US report lauds Lanka’s commitment

Countering terrorist financing and money laundering:

US report lauds Lanka’s commitment

Rasika SOMARATHNA

Sri Lanka has shown a high level of commitment to counter terrorist financing and money laundering, a US state department report on terrorism said. The ‘Country Reports on Terrorism’, released last Thursday, said that while there were no terrorist incidents within Sri Lanka in 2010, there were continuing concerns that the LTTE’s international network of financial support might still be functioning and therefore, most counter-terrorism activities undertaken by the Sri Lankan government were targeted at countering terrorist finance.

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Jaffna Students Tour of New Delhi

A 10-member group of school boys of St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna, visited India, sponsored by the Student Exchange Programme of the India-Sri Lanka Foundation. The team was accompanied by Rev. Fr. M. Jero Selvanayagam, ...

Maldivian President Arrives

Republic of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday on an official visit was welcomed by External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Picture by K ...

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