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<b>America offers support for Sri Lanka's Peace initiatives</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

President Bush welcomed Sri Lankan Prime Minister's peace initiatives, supported by the Norwegian government, to bring the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to the negotiating table.

<b>Bush Pledges Help for Sri Lanka</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

GEORGE GEDDA, Associated Press Writer

Washington (AP) - President Bush ( news - web sites) promised visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe his full backing Wednesday for the South Asian leader's efforts to end his country's long and devastating civil war.

<b>Parliament Members fought a pitched battle</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

T.Sabaratnam

Colombo - July 24: Three law makers were injured and another, a former minister, fell down in the well of the House, when members of the government and the opposition fought a pitched battle in Sri Lankan parliament this morning.

<b>"I was being the Ring Bear!"</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming
down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to
the crowd alternating between the bride's side and the
groom's side. While facing the crowd, he would put his
hands up like claws and roar...so it went, step, step,
ROAR, step, step, ROAR, all the way down the aisle.

<b>Ranil doubts peace talks commencing even after troop withdrawal</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

The Island

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) — The Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday it was hopeful it could meet the Aug. 2 target date for fulfilling a ceasefire commitment to withdraw its forces from temples and schools in Tamil parts of the country.

<b>Musharraf leads top-level delegation for talks with Lankan leaders</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

Shamindra Ferdinando - The Island

Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next Wednesday (31), a government official said yesterday.

<b>Kalutara prison PTA detainees call off fast</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

Leary Beekmeyer - Daily Mirror

Minister of Community Development and Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Management Periasamy Chandrasekeran yesterday, visited the fasting LTTE detainees at the Kalutara prison where the condition of seven inmates was said to be deterioting. The detainees agreed to call off their fast temporarily.

<b>CBK summons media minister</b>

Thu, 2002-07-25 05:00 — admin

Ranga Sirilal - Daily Mirror

President Chandrika Kumaratuga yesterday told Mass Communication Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar and Ministry Secretary Kumar Abeysinghe to meet her immediately to give the same opportunity to PA General Secretary and two PA Parliamentarians to explain the President's conroversial Polonnaruwa speech which had been repeatedly telecast on state television.



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