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August - 7 
Chief Minister (CM) of Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran addressing the Tamil Peoples’ Council in Jaffna District on August 7 said that accountability for the war crimes committed in the last phase of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) wa
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Chief Minister (CM) of Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran addressing the Tamil Peoples’ Council in Jaffna District on August 7 said that accountability for the war crimes committed in the last phase of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) war must be established before the Government formulates a new constitution, reports Daily Mirror. Wigneswaran said that the constitution planned by the Government will not be drafted to the Tamils’ satisfaction unless accountability issues were satisfactorily addressed prior to that.
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August - 7 
Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on August 7 urged re-merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces as they were the cultural homelands of the Tamils, reports Daily Mirror. He said “The government should take action to re-merge
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Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on August 7 urged re-merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces as they were the cultural homelands of the Tamils, reports Daily Mirror. He said “The government should take action to re-merge the North and East, the only cultural homelands of the Tamil people. If re-merged, the North and East will not only be culturally secure and power could be devolved in a manner suitable to the provinces through a federal system of administration. This fact should be accepted by the government and the Muslim leaders and the re-merger should be carried out sooner than later.”
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August - 8 
Meanwhile, Muslim civil society in Eastern Province on August 8 stressed that North and East should not be merged when devolving power to the provinces under a new constitution, reports Colombo Page. The decision to oppose the Tamil party's move
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Meanwhile, Muslim civil society in Eastern Province on August 8 stressed that North and East should not be merged when devolving power to the provinces under a new constitution, reports Colombo Page. The decision to oppose the Tamil party's move to merge the two provinces has been taken at the conference of the Muslim civil societies representing the three districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara in the Eastern Province held in Kalmunaicity in the Ampara Districtof Eastern Province.
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August - 9 
Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on August 9 unanimously adopted a proposal to inquire into reports of suspicious deaths of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who had undergone rehabilitation, reports Daily Mirror. 107 former LTTE cad
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Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on August 9 unanimously adopted a proposal to inquire into reports of suspicious deaths of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who had undergone rehabilitation, reports Daily Mirror. 107 former LTTE cadres had died after being rehabilitated and released, according to reports. Over 11,000 cadres who surrendered during the last stages of the war, or were captured, were later rehabilitated by the state after the war ended. The proposal which was submitted by Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran was adopted following a lengthy exchange of views between the ruling party and the opposition.
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August - 10 
CoCabinet spokesman Dr. Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly Cabinet press briefing on August 10 said that the Government will launch an investigation into the allegation that the rehabilitated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres are mysterious
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CoCabinet spokesman Dr. Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly Cabinet press briefing on August 10 said that the Government will launch an investigation into the allegation that the rehabilitated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres are mysteriously dying due to being poisoned while they were under Government custody undergoing rehabilitation, reports Colombo Page. Tamil media reports have alleged that 105 former LTTE members have so far died mysteriously, allegedly after being injected with a drug when they were undergoing postwar rehabilitation in Sri Lankan army run camps. While it has been alleged that the deaths are due to poisoning some of the deaths are due to cancer, according to the Tamil leaders in the North who say that the deaths are creating unease in the Tamildominated Northern Province.
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August - 11 
Parliament on August 11 passed the Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) Bill with amendments, reports Colombo Page. The passage of the bill allows the Government to set up an Office on Missing Persons t
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Parliament on August 11 passed the Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) Bill with amendments, reports Colombo Page. The passage of the bill allows the Government to set up an Office on Missing Persons to help several thousands of families of missing persons across Sri Lanka to discover the fate of their loved ones and the circumstances under which they went missing. The Office on Missing Persons is the first of the four mechanisms dealing with conflict-related grievances that the new Government pledged to establish. The Office on Missing Persons will be composed of commissioners and officers of the highest moral integrity, constituted at the highest level by the President, on recommendation of the Constitutional Council, according to the Government.
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August - 13 
Northern Provincial Health Ministry has commenced a special program
to conduct medicals tests for rehabilitated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, reports Colombo Page on August 14. The Provincia
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Northern Provincial Health Ministry has commenced a special program
to conduct medicals tests for rehabilitated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, reports Colombo Page on August 14. The Provincial Health Minister Dr. P. Sathiyalingam said the special program was launched to ascertain whether there is a truth to the allegation that the government has poisoned the rehabilitated exLTTE cadres during the government's rehabilitation program conducted at the army camps. Dr. Sathiyalingam further said that the former LTTE cadres will be located and be given complete medical examination at the respective Government hospitals in the areas where they are now living.
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August - 13 
President Maithripala Sirisena on August 13 said that the Government's move to set up the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) to ascertain the fate of the thousands of civilians and Security Forces (SFs) members went missing during the war, was not a
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President Maithripala Sirisena on August 13 said that the Government's move to set up the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) to ascertain the fate of the thousands of civilians and Security Forces (SFs) members went missing during the war, was not aimed at targeting the security forces but for the redressal of those affected by the strife, reports Colombo Page. "Those who claim that this Office on Missing Persons (OMP) would betray the security forces, I would like to tell them that I am ready to meet them and argue our case. We only want to give redress to those who have been affected not to punish anyone,” Sirisena told.
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August - 13 
The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons (PCICMP) handed over its report to the Presidential Secretariat, reports Colombo Page on August 14. The Commission submitted its interim report to President Maithripala Sirisena in Ap
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The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons (PCICMP) handed over its report to the Presidential Secretariat, reports Colombo Page on August 14. The Commission submitted its interim report to President Maithripala Sirisena in April and scheduled to present its final report before September. Since its establishment on August 15, 2013, the Commission had received 16,213 complaints from civilians and another 5,000 complaints from relatives of missing security forces personnel. During its term in office, they toured eight Districts in the North and South and investigated statements from several officials, of which, 6400 were chosen to be reviewed. 19,000 statements were recorded from civilians. While 4800 cases were deemed false, 5400 entries were regarding missing members of the security forces. The PCICMP was disbanded on July 15 and the Government on August 11 approved the establishment of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP). The new OMP will help several thousand families of missing persons across Sri Lanka to discover the fate of their missing family members.
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August - 16 
The Consultations Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms appointed by the Prime Minister on January 26, 2016, has released an Interim Report on the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Bill and Issues Concerning the Missing, the Disappeared and the Surre
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The Consultations Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms appointed by the Prime Minister on January 26, 2016, has released an Interim Report on the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Bill and Issues Concerning the Missing, the Disappeared and the Surrendered, reports Colombo Page on August 16. This Interim Report is based on all written submissions received until August 8, 2016. This preliminary report provides a summary of submissions relating to the missing, the disappeared and surrenders. It is prepared as a matter of priority in response to the Draft Bill to provide for the establishment of the OMP.
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August - 17 
People staged a protest on August 17 demanding an Office on Missing Persons (OMP) in the Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Residents of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts staged the protest saying that setting up the OMP in Colombo will not
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People staged a protest on August 17 demanding an Office on Missing Persons (OMP) in the Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Residents of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts staged the protest saying that setting up the OMP in Colombo will not be any benefit to the people in the North and demanded the Government to set up the OMP in Kilinochchi or Mullaitivu. The protesters pointed out that most of the missing people were from North who went missing due to the war and a majority of the missing was from the two Districts. They further noted that the families of the missing have to bear huge expenses to come to Colombo to present their grievances or lodge complaints if the OMP was set up in Colombo.
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August - 17 
State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene on August 17 dismissed the Tamil politicians' allegations of poisoning exLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while undergoing rehabilitation at Government camps, reports Colombo Page. "It is sa
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State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene on August 17 dismissed the Tamil politicians' allegations of poisoning exLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while undergoing rehabilitation at Government camps, reports Colombo Page. "It is sad to hear some politicians in the North making false allegations when the government is making a genuine effort to resolve the issue of the Northern people. Anyone, including those from the international community, can visit the rehabilitation camps after obtaining permission from the government and see for themselves the work that is being done," he said. Tamil politicians have alleged that 105 former LTTE cadres have so far died mysteriously after being injected with a drug when they were undergoing postwar rehabilitation in Army run camps.
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August - 18 
An official of the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs said that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently living in the welfare camps will be resettled in permanent houses soon, reports Colomb
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An official of the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs said that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently living in the welfare camps will be resettled in permanent houses soon, reports Colombo Page on August 19. According to the Government Information Department, there are 31 welfare centers in Jaffna District with 936 families and one welfare center in Poonthoddam, Vavuniya District with 97 families.
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August - 18 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe explaining the importance of establishing the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) on August 18 said that OMP’s purpose is to seek the truth not retribution, reports Colombo Page. "If there is to be prosecuti
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe explaining the importance of establishing the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) on August 18 said that OMP’s purpose is to seek the truth not retribution, reports Colombo Page. "If there is to be prosecution we can do it under our law. So we are starting the missing persons' office. Missing Persons' Office is for the future also...We all want to know how many people are missing. Truth may be ugly. But we can live with that. Truth should not lead to retribution. We should put the past behind us. We have a future ahead," the Prime Minister said.
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August - 21 
Meanwhile, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Provincial Councillor M. K. Shivajilingam on August 21 said that US Embassy in Colombo had rejected Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran’s request to conduct medical checks to verify whether
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Meanwhile, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Provincial Councillor M. K. Shivajilingam on August 21 said that US Embassy in Colombo had rejected Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran’s request to conduct medical checks to verify whether exLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carders in custody were allegedly injected with a poisonous drug, reports Daily Mirror. According to him, the Chief Minister had made the request on August 16, when Ambassador Athul Keshap visited medical clinics conducted by doctors attached to the US Air Force for the general public in the Northern Province. The America Embassy informed that the American doctors were unable to fulfill the request because they did not have enough facilities to conduct such medical tests, he said.
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August - 21 
Ministry of Defense on August 21 assured that no Army Camp has been removed from the Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page. The Defense Ministry issuing a statement dismissed a report published on the Sunday Divaina newspaper in this regard saying t
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Ministry of Defense on August 21 assured that no Army Camp has been removed from the Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page. The Defense Ministry issuing a statement dismissed a report published on the Sunday Divaina newspaper in this regard saying the report is totally false and based on fabricated information. The newspaper report quoting the Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said the Government has decided to withdraw 64 army camps stationed in the Eastern Province. It said that there were 162 army camps in the East at the beginning of 2016 and it has been decided to reduce the number to 98 by 31 August. The report added that 30 camps have already been removed.
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August - 21 
Northern Province Chief Minister (CM) C.V. Wigneswaran has appointed a five member medical committee to assist in an investigation into the alleged deaths and illnesses of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres during and since their time
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Northern Province Chief Minister (CM) C.V. Wigneswaran has appointed a five member medical committee to assist in an investigation into the alleged deaths and illnesses of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres during and since their time in rehabilitation, reports Daily News on August 22. The CM appointed the committee heeding a call by the provincial health ministry to assist in the probe which is yet to take off the ground. The five member team is led by Dr. Sivan Sudan. Sub-committees are to be appointed to assist Dr. Sudan’s team in all districts in the North.
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August - 22 
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) in a statement on August 22 said that public awareness campaign needed urgently to dispel misinformation about Office on Missing Persons (OMP), reports Colombo Page. The statement said that a concerted eff
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Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) in a statement on August 22 said that public awareness campaign needed urgently to dispel misinformation about Office on Missing Persons (OMP), reports Colombo Page. The statement said that a concerted effort is required to create understanding and a sense of ownership amongst the public in this regard. The HRCSL further said that the OMP has to reach out to families of the disappeared and provide them information about the institution through multiple means to ensure they are able to access the OMP.
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August - 23 
Government is planning to strengthen the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM) which is tasked with the design and implementation of reconciliation mechanisms, reports Colombo Page on August 24. The Secretariat, which comes un
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Government is planning to strengthen the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM) which is tasked with the design and implementation of reconciliation mechanisms, reports Colombo Page on August 24. The Secretariat, which comes under the Prime Minister's Office, was formed by the Cabinet of Ministers on December 18, 2015, according to a decision taken by the Cabinet to productively implement decisions, programs and processes related to reconciliation process. It is vested with the task of planning and implementing the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. It also coordinates and facilitates policy making and implementing agencies. The recently approved Office of Missing Persons, Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and NonRecurrence Commission, Judicial Mechanism for accountability, and Office of Reparations come under the purview of the SCRM, headed by Mano Tittawella who serves as the Secretary General of the secretariat.
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August - 24 
An ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre who was undergoing treatment at the Jaffna Prison Hospital while being remanded at the Jaffna Prison has escaped from hospital on August 24, reports Daily Mirror. The accused is identified as Rasaiy
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An ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre who was undergoing treatment at the Jaffna Prison Hospital while being remanded at the Jaffna Prison has escaped from hospital on August 24, reports Daily Mirror. The accused is identified as Rasaiya Anandarasa.
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August - 24 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe responding to a question by Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the Government is ready to accommodate any missed amendments to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act, reports Daily News on Au
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe responding to a question by Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the Government is ready to accommodate any missed amendments to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act, reports Daily News on August 25. Member of Parliament Dissanayake pointed out that one of three amendments proposed by the JVP had not been read out at the Committee stage. The Prime Minister said the matter would be discussed with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera: “We will look into all options available to include this amendment. If there is no other way, we will bring in an Amendment Bill to the OMP Act,” he said.
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August - 25 
Meanwhile, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said that Tamils continue to face discrimination in Sri Lanka, reports Daily News on August 26. CERD committee member and country rapporteur for Sri Lanka Jose Fra
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Meanwhile, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said that Tamils continue to face discrimination in Sri Lanka, reports Daily News on August 26. CERD committee member and country rapporteur for Sri Lanka Jose Francisco Cali Tzay said that the Tamil population continued to suffer discrimination, including through lack of access to public services in their own language. Jose Francisco Cali Tzay had noted the fact that Police agents in the North do not speak Tamil and that people continue to live in fear due to military presence. He had warned that discrimination against Tamils, particularly for not having access to public spaces to bury their dead would continue to hinder lasting peace and reconciliation.
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August - 25 
Sri Lanka Human Rights Organization on August 25 organized a peace walk from the North to the deep South of the island with the aim to build reconciliation among the divided ethnic communities of Sri Lankans, reports Colombo Page. Secretary of the or
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Sri Lanka Human Rights Organization on August 25 organized a peace walk from the North to the deep South of the island with the aim to build reconciliation among the divided ethnic communities of Sri Lankans, reports Colombo Page. Secretary of the organization Jayantha Kalubovila said "We began this journey to build reconciliation among communities at a time the people of Sri Lanka are divided on ethnic lines." The walk is due to arrive in Hambanthota after passing religious shrines of all faiths at Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Chilaw, Wennapuwa, Negombo, Moratuwa, Kalutara, Galle, and Matara, Kalubovila said. During the march, the organization will look into providing remedies to the injustices faced by the people in the North, Kalubovila said.
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August - 26 
Meanwhile, a team of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians led by Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 26 to discuss matters pertaining to the people in the North and East, reports Daily Mirror. D
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Meanwhile, a team of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians led by Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 26 to discuss matters pertaining to the people in the North and East, reports Daily Mirror. During the meeting Sampanthan had drawn the attention of the Prime Minister towards unauthorized constructions and resettlemtaking place in the North and East. “The TNA delegation also raised concerns over temples and statues being erected in the area. They pointed out that they were not against the resettlemof Sinhala people in the area, but that some elements were trying to instigate communal tension and unrest over resettlement,” the Opposition Leader’s Media Spokesman said.
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August - 26 
Meanwhile, the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM) has got cabinet nod for its operations, reports Colombo Page on August 26. The SCRM confirmed that Mr. Mano Tittawella was appointed as its Secretary General from March 29.
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Meanwhile, the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM) has got cabinet nod for its operations, reports Colombo Page on August 26. The SCRM confirmed that Mr. Mano Tittawella was appointed as its Secretary General from March 29. The SCRM Secretary General reports directly to the Prime Minister and through him to the President. The SCRM established under the Prime Minister's Office in late 2015 according to a decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to productively implement decisions, programs and processes related to reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. It is vested with the task of planning and implementing the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. It also coordinates and facilitates policy making and implementing agencies.
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August - 26 
Officials on August 26 said that the Government has decided to grant bank loans at concessionary rates to exLTTE cadres for selfemployment purposes, reports Daily Mirror. The parliamentary oversight committee of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Mi
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Officials on August 26 said that the Government has decided to grant bank loans at concessionary rates to exLTTE cadres for selfemployment purposes, reports Daily Mirror. The parliamentary oversight committee of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Ministry has discussed this matter and decided to proceed with the granting of loans at low interest rates to the excombatants reintegrated into society after rehabilitation. About 12,000 LTTE combatants surrendered to the military during the final stages of the war and underwent rehabilitation which included the provision of vocational training skills.
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August - 26 
Sources on August 26 said that the Government has fast-tracked the process of drafting the new Constitution, reports Daily Mirror. With this in view, the Steering Committee which is drafting the constitutional proposals has decided to hold meeting on
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Sources on August 26 said that the Government has fast-tracked the process of drafting the new Constitution, reports Daily Mirror. With this in view, the Steering Committee which is drafting the constitutional proposals has decided to hold meeting on consecutive days so as to complete its task as early as possible. Four out of six sub-committees appointed to work on different aspects of the Constitution have submitted their reports to the Steering Committee headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The remaining two subcommittees have been requested to submit their reports by September 3. The Steering Committee will incorporate the recommendations before compiling the final report to be presented to Parliament.
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August - 28 
Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera while addressing a gathering in Point Pedro in the Northern Province on August 28 said that the new draft Constitution could be presented in Parliament by mid-November, reports Daily Mirror. He said &ldquo
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera while addressing a gathering in Point Pedro in the Northern Province on August 28 said that the new draft Constitution could be presented in Parliament by mid-November, reports Daily Mirror. He said “We hope to be able to present the Constitution in parliament before the next budget. We have been busy creating or placing a foundation for a new Sri Lanka based on the three pillars of democratization, reconciliation and development. It is time to come to terms with the fact that Sri Lanka is a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-lingual country.”
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August - 29 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera in a startling revelation said that the leaders of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) paid money to a defence official of the previous Government to obtain safe passage out of the country, reports
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera in a startling revelation said that the leaders of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) paid money to a defence official of the previous Government to obtain safe passage out of the country, reports Colombo Page on August 30. Minister Samaraweera said over 200 LTTE members, who have paid an official of the Ministry of Defense and left the country during the last week of the war in May 2009, are now listed as missing persons. The Foreign Minister said several prominent LTTE leaders were among those who bought their way out. The Minister said an investigation is underway into the matter and the newly established Office of the Missing Persons (OMP) will be able to disclose the information on them.
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August - 31 
Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly Cabinet news briefing on August 31 said that international community are no longer insisting on credible domestic inquiry with the participation of foreign judges, reports Daily Mirror. “Not only
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Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly Cabinet news briefing on August 31 said that international community are no longer insisting on credible domestic inquiry with the participation of foreign judges, reports Daily Mirror. “Not only had the unity government restored democracy, the rule of law, independence of the judiciary and introduced the concept of good governance but it had restored Sri Lanka’s dignity, prestige and self respect within the global community which was on the verge of branding Sri Lanka as a pariah State. This is why President Maithripala Sirisena is being invited by world leaders for official visits and highly prestigious world summits like the G-7 and commended at international forums as a champion of democracy and a fighter against corruption,” the minister said.
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*Data till , May 01, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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