Power and Energy Minister Karu Jayasuriya greets twin sisters Upuli (L) and Chamali (R) during a ceremony of the “ Twin’s Cultural Centre” in Colombo. The group seeks recognition from the government for the welfare of tens of thousands of twins in the country. AFP PHOTO

LTTE deproscription on Sept 6

By Rodney Martinesz

The proscription imposed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will be lifted on September 6, ten days before the Government-LTTE direct talks in Thailand, a highly placed government source said.
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Dhaka-Colombo flights to resume next year

SriLankan Airlines will resume flights between Dhaka and Colombo next year.
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PM discusses restoration of Buddhist sites in India

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, now on a tour of South India, has discussed the restoration of ancient places of Buddhist worship in Visakapatnam and Nagarjunakonda areas in Andra Pradesh with its Chief Minister Chandrabahu Naidu.
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Govt ready to face referendum on 18th Amendment - Choksy

By Rodney Martinesz

 While loyalists of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga attempt various interpretations of Presidential powers to keep the People's Alliance intact amidst mass desertions threatening the PA, government legal think tanks are busy allaying fears of the possible defectors by clarifying the true position of Constitution vis-a-vis presidential powers.
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• Plans to elevate N'Eliya base hospital

• Islamic women's day on August 29

• Lester Perera's exhibition at Lionel Wendt

• First lady president of Havelock Town Lions Club

• English courses for M-E job seekers

• Bosco to get Rs. 5 lakhs monthly

• SC orders compensation to torture victims

• Groundwork to resettle 1,252 displaced families

• Shanthi Godawitharana Suva Sahana programme in Matara

• British Trade Mission here in September

• Timber racketeers exploit legal loopholes

• Fraud Bureau uncovers garments racket

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