Today is International Women’s Day

Our rural women will have to go a long way to secure their inalienable rights.(Picture by Kavindra Perera)

Prabhakaran hails Norway

LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, Wednesday hailed the truce agreement between the Government and the LTTE as a historical achievement that laid a strong foundation for the peace process and negotiated political settlement
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Women should play a major role in peace process - President

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in a message on "International Women's Day" expressed belief that all women should actively participate in the peace process. Since women have suffered most in this war, they should play a major role in the peace process, she said.
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'Our responsibility to increase women's participation in all fields' - PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a message to mark International Women's Day today has promised to increase women's participation and contribution in the political field which is presently at a very low level.
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Other Stories

• CEB will not be privatised
  
  
• Govt to cut budget deficit to 8.5 per cent
  
  
• WFP gives Rs. 36m. to war-affected
  
  
• Consolidate ceasefire through principled approach
  
  
• Presidential secretariat on public servants salary increase
  
  
• Energy Supply Bill passed
  
  
• China welcomes Ceasefire Agreement
  
  
• Govt takes emergency measures to curb escalating rice and coconut prices
  
  
• London's newest Buddhist temple opens to public
  
  
• US$ 5 million loan for rural development
  
  
• Committee to inquire into Bhikkhu University issue
  
  
• Maha Mevuna Uyana development project to be completed
  
  
• Customs unveils massive duty fraud
  
  
• Women picket for land rights
  
  
• Main liners will call again at Colombo Port
  
  
• Include women in monitoring mission
  
  
• Development banks in North
  
  
• 300 Samurdhi DOs to be recruited
  
  
• Examination calendar to be streamlined
  
  
• Water free for small cultivators
  
  
• Open sesame Wilpattu Park
  
  
• PIA ignores directive by the Commissioner General of Labour
  
  
• Baby elephant freed from captivity

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