Sri Lanka whitewash a Test nation for first time.Sri Lankan Captain Sanath Jayasuriya with the Janashakthi Trophy.

Salaries Commission recommends: Salary increases up to 76 per cent

The Salaries Commission, which handed over its Interim Report to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday, has recommended salary increases up to 76 per cent for public servants.
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Three-pronged challenge to UNP Leader

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on Sunday challenged UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove three main UNP candidates accused of murder from the election fray. Full story

Immediate adjustment to existing pensions

The Pensions Commission has recommended an immediate adjustment to the existing pensions to ensure that the real value of the existing pension is not eroded.
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Ranil promises to lift LTTE ban

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says that if a satisfactory response is received in preliminary negotiations with the LTTE, he is prepared to consider the removal of the ban imposed on the LTTE before the commencement of official talks.
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