UN resident coordinator Hanaa Singer called on Northern Province Governor Suren Raghavan at the latter's office today (Feb 14).
Matters pertaining to the current situation of the people in the North following the war and the present situtaion of the people belonging to the Northern and Eastern provinces who were living in refugee camps in India, were discussed at the meeting.
The two officials had also discussed about the development in the Northern region and the measures taken by the government to release lands belonging to the people.
Several other UN representatives and Northern Province Secretary N. Ilangovan were also present at the meeting.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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