The Sunday Times - Sri Lanka

Front Page News
* Crippling port strike to continue * 750 liquor shops face closure * Hunt on for hush-hush tycoon * "Pus" show by cracker sellers * Kadir seeks Buddha relics exposition * Beruwela child sex scandal: Two ex-matrons in custody

News/Comment
* Major changes in AL exam: mixed reactions * Bodies of crash victims handed over * Czechs look for openings here * Low cost drugs not available * Gatekeepers off rails * Keep off the Green on NY eve * No corrupt politicos-KRPA * Mayor plans Rs 1.6 b city road project * "No refugees taken away from camps" * Principals turn to President for redress * Rajan to give up Govt. jobs? * Writ against Ahungalla zoo dismissed * UPTO member awarded Rs. 25,000 compensation * Teachers get two more months * 1996 - a year of little action, say Tamil politicos * Surveyors draw battle lines again * S.S. Kumar: ex-soldier makes statement * SLPF moots alliance for local polls * Govt.-LTTE trust-building measures vital, says Kumar R * No problems with President, says Srimani

Business News
*Laern from mistakes and forge ahead * Exporters end long wait for recognition * Let there be light even after delays * Proposal to ensure fiscal rectitude, better reporting * Ace Airways moves to new office * Bottom Line * Mind Your BUSINESS * Ice cream maker opts for bigger production * Highlights from Jan. to Dec. at a glance * WTO in cooperation accord * For whom the Bells chime * Difficult yet an eventful year

Plus
* Population: a sticky problem * Crashing thru'97: Traffic Police gear up to meet the New Year's eve drivers * Looking back : on the path of 1996 * Wishing all the best * Whose dance is it anyway? * It is still a singing season * LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sports News
* Beau Geste by Minister * Ebony rocket Ambrose bowls Windies to victory * Future sports hopes * Gibbs' feat in India * Hurricane Kavinda leads Royal to victory * Singers to defend A Division Hockey title * A year to remember * U-13 schools cricket fixtures meetings * Snippets * SSC well in command 1997 a busy year for TT pl77ayers

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