Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sports Minister Johnston Fernando and other invitees arrive for the opening ceremony of the 14th Asian Athletic Championships in Colombo yesterday. Below: A dance item in progress at the ceremony. Athletes from 37 countries are participating in the Championships, which go on till August 12.

Govt urges President: Give up powers of dissolution

by Channa Kasthurisinghe and Rajmi Manatunga

The Government has urged President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to give up her powers to dissolve Parliament arbitrarily, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Prof. G.L Peiris said yesterday.
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As citizens of Sri Lanka we welcome you all : Unity the theme as Games open

It is as a nation united, a nation emerging from the darkness of war to the glow of peace that Sri Lanka welcomed some 800 athletes from 39 Asian countries to the Fourteenth Asian Athletics championship at an impressive opening ceremony last night in Colombo.
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Govt-LTTE talks likely in September - Tyronne

Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando said on Thursday that long-delayed peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam could take place as early as September.
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