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from S. Ganeshan in Jaffna Mass Communication Minister Imthiasz Bakeer Markar opening a branch of
the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (ANCL) at Stanley Road, Jaffna
yesterday said the encouragement and support given to the Government by
the people of Jaffna to enable Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe to cope
with the current peace process should be highly commended.
by Ranga Jayasuriya The LTTE will commence political work in the islands off Jaffna today,
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) sources told the "Daily
News". "The plain clothed, unarmed cadres will enter six of the
seven islands on Monday," SLMM spokesman Teitui Torkelsson said
adding that the SLMM will monitor the process. However, the monitors will
not accompany the LTTE cadres. by Amal Jayasinghe Sri Lanka has begun a hard-sell of its green gold, plugging the
therapeutic value of tea in health-conscious Western markets, but it is
sex appeal that is enticing the big bucks. For Arab and Japanese
connoisseurs, not all teas are equal. Some clearly stand out and believers
pay 100 times more for the exotic tea in the hope of enjoying that extra
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