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Lifeline daily radio show #124 (15 July 2009)
The government is working overtime to resettle the bulk of the IDPs before the end of the year, Minister Samarasinghe said today again in an interview with Lifeline. Minister Samarasinghe also affirmed that the international community has provided US100 millions so far to support the humanitarian efforts out of the US155 millions pledged. 40 to [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 15 දා pm 5:29 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #123 (14 July 2009)
More than 1,700 students in camps will receive their postal identity cards before their exams. The government has chosen 10 villages to settle Vavuniya IDPs, while allocating 20 acre land in Omanthai to establish and economical hub. In the meantime WFP will be continuing to supply food items to IDPs now and during resettlement period. [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 14 දා pm 5:29 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #122 (13 July 2009)
The government will be providing power and energy to the people in the North through 400 transformers at Rs.7,500 million cost. Nearly 1,000 children are attending regular vocational training classes held at welfare centers. In the meantime nearly 3000 children received measles vaccination yesterday at the camps.
400 transformers to North
30 regular vocational training classes [...]
ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 13 දා pm 5:16 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #119 (10 July 2009)
The resettlement ministry together with the special task force to Vavuniya is planning the third phase of resettlement in Vavuniya North. There are 38 elders from zone 4 and Arunachalam relief village looked after by the volunteers at Amman elders home in Mannar. The drama for today’s talks on the impact of dengue in the [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 10 දා pm 2:27 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #118 (09 July 2009)
HelpAge is helping to prevent the spread of eye diseases through regular medical checkups among IDPs in Manik farm. Meanwhile the government has sent 40 heads of department to assess the development needs in Vavuniya. The Jaffna Jaipur center is providing a loan scheme for differently abled people to strengthen their economic status and Child [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 9 දා pm 4:48 ට
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Cross productions helps journalists share, learn
The trainee journalists from the Matara and East media houses met up recently at Badulla for a cross production workshop. Cross productions brings journalists together and facilitates them to work in an environment different from their own, share experiences, and to learn from one-another.
The latest cross production took place in surrounding the Badulla area, and [...]
ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 9 දා pm 12:31 ට
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Lifeline paper supplement #72 (05 July 2009)
These are the main stories on this week program…
24 hour fishing allowed in Mannar after 10 years
General Health issues in Vavuniya welfare camps
More than 9,000 elders have applied for release from camps
Deminig Process is started in North Region
Interview with Deputy Director Of SHADE Ms. Nirmaladevi Krishnagobal, “It is important to make safety environment for the [...]
ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 8 දා pm 5:38 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #117 (08 July 2009)
The Indian government is preparing to send demining specialists to the North within its US100 million aid package while Minister Samarasinghe affirms that “nearly 60% of the assistant have been provided by the international community.” In the meantime the IDP students in welfare camps are preparing for their A/Level examination through revision classes and FOSDO [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 8 දා pm 5:32 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #116 (07 July 2009)
The Registrar General opened a new office at the Vavuniya Kathirgamar relief village on July 1 and. Since then this office is helping IDPs to get legal documents hoping to expand to all zones in Manik Farm “little by little.” For the Advance Level examination in August, the Examination Commissioner is making special arrangements to [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 7 දා pm 5:48 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #112 (03 July 2009)
In its inaugural session the new All Party Committee requested President Rajapaksa to resettle the IDP as soon as possible. Also yesterday, the first Government-organized return in 7 years took place in Ampara. 288 IDP families were resettled. The Thirukkovil DS. V. Alagaratnam said to Lifeline that “the returnees are clearing the area and getting [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ July 3 දා pm 4:10 ට
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