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LTTE
rejects guns-for-lands policy
Tiger guerrillas will not agree to link Security Forces
withdrawals from the High Security Zones in the Jaffna peninsula
to disarming their cadres or decommissioning their weapons....
Battle
of the bottle in Jaffna
Consumption of liquor in the Jaffna peninsula has recorded
a dizzy increase over the past few months with more alcohol
being taken into the peninsula.
Union
Bank changes hand
Union Bank, a fully Sri Lankan owned private bank, is to be
run by a Saudi-Singaporean backed consortium in association
with Sampath Bank...
Bonanza
for MPs
The Government decided this week to import luxury vehicles
for MPs under an Indian credit line. .
President
agrees on portfolio
President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Friday agreed to appoint
Sarathchandra Rajakaruna as Minister for Disaster Management
following weeks of bickering between her and the UNF Government
over his portfolio.
'Handle
with care': PM on Westborg
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged President Chandrika
Kumaratunga not to precipitate any action to expel the Norwegian
ambassador in Colombo, saying that he is to go on transfer
anyway, and that his services are required for the peace process
with the LTTE.
Controversial
Bills in House
Three controversial labour
Bills are to be taken up for debate at the start of Parliamentary
business for the new year on Tuesday.
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