Last batch to go home

20 October 2010 11:18 am

500 female ex-combatants, the last batch rehabilitated by the government will be released by the end of this month Minister of Rehabilitation Dew Gunasekara said today.

So far a total of 4,485 ex-combatants have been released and re-integrated to society. Of this number 2,881 are male and 2255 are female, including children between the ages of 12-18 numbering 594. (DS)