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Aziz Haniffa reporting from Washington, exclusive to the Daily News US President George W. Bush has strongly endorsed the peace process the
government was engaged in with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
and pledged his full support for the efforts of Sri Lankan and Norwegian
governments towards direct negotiations. Prime Minister says in question and answer session : Decision to negotiate does not mean rewarding terrorism From Asiz Haniffa in Washington, exclusive to the Daily News Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Tuesday strongly defended his
decision to negotiate with a terrorist group and asserted that this in no
way was a case of rewarding terrorism and thereby even compromising
America's global campaign against terrorism everywhere. There was unprecedented turmoil in Parliament yesterday after
Opposition Members staged a noisy protest in the well of the House. VAT will lead to lower prices - Choksy The imposition of the Value Added Tax from August 1 and abolition of
GST and NSL will lead to a reduction of prices of all household items in
daily use, Finance Minister K.N. Choksy said yesterday. Armoured cars deal: CID seeks Interpol help by Sarath Malalasekera The Criminal Investigation Department investigating the import of 48
luxury armoured cars by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has
sought the assistance of Interpol to ascertain where these cars have been
imported without a proper approval by the Cabinet. Other Stories
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