With the gradual fading of the rainy season, fisherfolk in the Coastal area of Weligama, Matara go more often to deep sea prospecting for a large haul. Here a crew of boatmen who did fishing by night removing their day’s catch in small containers from the boat beached in the morning. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

LTTE committed to political settlement of conflict - G.L.

by Manjula Fernando and Rajmi Manatunga

Cabinet Spokesman Prof.G.L.Peiris yesterday vehemently denied news reports that the LTTE has rejected the US call for renunciation of violence.
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PM briefs President on Oslo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday briefed President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on the Oslo aid donors conference and the upcoming talks in Oslo.
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SLT shares: counting overnight till today

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

There was a unprecedented response to the landmark Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Initial Public Offer, the biggest of its kind in the annals of the Colombo Stock Exchange which opened yesterday, where the manual counting was expected to go on till the wee hours of today.
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Coal power for national grid

by Rashomi Silva

Another 110 Mw will be added to the national grid with the setting up of a Coal Power Plant, in Trincomalee.
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Talks on political framework for N-E in December

A possible political framework for the North-East will be discussed at the next round of peace talks from December 2 to 5 in Oslo, Cabinet spokesman G.L. Peiris said.
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