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President urges religious leaders to combat drugs
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called upon religious leaders to play a key role in combating illicit drugs during a summit. He highlighted the spread of drug abuse across all sectors and launched an official website for the 'Ratama Ekata' operation.
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This is the law required in this era to free the nation from this menace. It has been proposed that this is too long. This is not something that can be brought to an end in a year or two.
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