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PM
stops CBK's move to sack Ravi
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has thwarted a move by
President Chandrika Kumaratunga to remove Minister Ravi Karunanayake
from the Cabinet.
Ranil
vetoes bid to impeach President
Government has no plans to impeach President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga, The Sunday Times reliably learns.
LTTE
police: walk-in interviews
The LTTE in a bid to expand its police force has called for
applications to recruit cadres.
PM
woos the US
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left early yesterday for
the United States where he will have a high profile meeting
with President George W. Bush and others including congressional
leaders.
Tiger
buses on Colombo-Jaffna route
Tiger guerrillas have launched their own bus service from
Colombo to Jaffna and vice versa along the A-9 highway with
the help of selected private operators in the city.
Slow
boat to justice
Nearly 10 years after a boat tragedy killed some 50 people,
an eastern court has sentenced the steersman to five years
jail for negligently and rashly steering under the influence
of liquor.
Probe
committee awaiting CBK's replies to queries
The committee probing the purchase of armoured vehicles is
awaiting information from President Kumaratunga on the queries
made in its report released last Wednesday, before submitting
a final report to the Cabinet, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe
said.
Anura-Mahinda
quarrel worsens
The dispute between Anura Bandaranaike and Opposition leader
Mahinda Rajapakse has intensified with Mr. Bandaranaike accusing
Mr. Rajapakse of being involved in an organized effort to
destabilise the position of President Chandrika Kumaratunga
and himself in the party, with the support of the UNP.
More
diplomatic double trouble
The High Commission in London is not the only Sri Lankan diplomatic
mission having to cope with untested and unqualified persons
sent to man them by the Foreign Ministry in Colombo.
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