Freedom of Movement for all IDPs from December

All welfare centres will be named as freedom villages with result from 1st of December 2009, announced older Presidential Advisor and leader of the President's Task power for treatment and Resettlement, Basil Rajapaksa, MP, who visited Vavuniya welfare centres this morning (21).
Thus all Internally Displaced People (IDP) will have total freedom of group from 1st of December.
This official announcement was made amidst applauds from the IDPs.
The option was taken as part of government moves to get improved the rights and human rights of inside Displaced community housed at welfare villages in the North.
Secondly, Mr. Basil Rajapaksa announced that under the orders of leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, all IDPs will be resettled by 31 January 2010.
Thirdly, the current Rs. 25,000 provided to IDPs will be doubled to Rs. 50,000 with effect from 15 December 2009.
In adding, the government will provide the IDPs with dry rations sufficient for 6 months, roofing sheets, kitchen utensils, agricultural equipments and other essential matter to make easy a smooth transition all through resettlement.
Courtesy : Presidential Media Unit

Northern Province official website, www.np.gov.lk, re-launched

The official website for the Northern region, www.np.gov.lk, was re-launched yesterday (10 August) by director of the Northern Province, Major General G.A. Chandrasiri.
The website which is to be frequently updated contains information of the enlargement behavior happening in all the five districts, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mulltativu, Vavuniya and Jaffna.
The website can be described as a complete source catering to the rising be adamant for information about the region, particularly as the Government has prioritized the development of the area with the dawning of calm after a lapse of three decades.
The website was designed and developed by the 'Center for Information and Technology' of the Northern local committee and will also give details of the region's likely as a tourist destination.
Chief desk of the Northern Provincial committee Mr A.Sivaswamy, Acting Chief Secretary (Planning) Mr T. Vishvanathan, officials of the Governor's office and the staff of the Center of in order Technology were there at the launching rite.

Plans to rehabilitate ex-LTTE cadre

Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms V.Putthirisigamoney told the `Sunday Observer' that the office was in the procedure of formulating long term tactics to rehabilitate and reintegrate into society over 10,000 ex-LTTE combatants who are now housed in separate wellbeing camps in Vavuniya and other places.
A high level meeting attended by Ministers, the Commissioner General of treatment and senior office officials is to be held soon to discuss instant measures that need to be initiated in this regard, he also said.
Vocational training, instructive programs, educational facilities, trauma counselling and provision of suitable service opportunities will be main areas for the rehabilitation of the ex-LTTE cadres, he stated.Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Maj.Gen.Daya Rajapaksa said that they were now at the planning stage and would soon begin the rehabilitation process in harmonization with the pertinent ministries, donors and monetary support groups.
Deputy official General of Rehabilitation, Modastus Fernando, said that the Bureau of Rehabilitation was intent on ability building, including staffing of an adequate number of professionals and staff, logistic arrangements and acquiring a suitable place with buildings and all amenities, for housing the rehabilitation centre
Courtesy ; Sunday Observer