This marching band from Hamisurch, Germany participated in the annual Navam Perahera in Colombo last week. The band’s visit was arranged to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Navam Perahera and was organised by Goethe Institute and Inter Nationes and sponsored by DaimlerChrysler. Picture by Roland Perera

TATA to expand investments here

Indian business giant TATA will expand its investments in Sri Lanka. An advance team of Senior Executives of the TATA Group will arrive in Colombo today to prepare the ground work for the visit of its Chairman R.N. Tata later this week.
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Plantations to get five new LTs

by Ananda Kannangara

Five new Labour Tribunals will be set up in major plantation areas of Talawakele, Bandarawela, Kegalle, Matugama and Nawalapitiya benefitting estate workers, Employment and Labour Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told the Daily News.
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Ministry bans snack packets with toys

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

The Health Ministry will take action against manufacturers and importers selling snack foods containing foreign objects such as small toys.
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Child Care Services Dept to rehabilitate street children

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

Street children in 18 cities throughout the country will be rehabilitated by the Department of Probation and Child Care Services which conducted a survey to identify the exact number of street children.
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Other Stories

• Senior officers must lead in fighting crime and maintaining law, says Amaratunge
  
  
• Mission and vision of school are embodied in many inspiring words - Prof. Breckenridge
  
  
• Handover of bus companies only after full payment - Marapana
  
  
• Will bid to prevent 30 p.c. food items from going waste - Hemakumara Nanayakkara
  
  
• Colombo schoolchildren enlightened on environmental protection
  
  
• Possibility of direct air link between China and Sri Lanka discussed
  
  
• Sri Lankans celebrate National Day in Singapore
  
  
• Electricity bill payment : People's Bank levies service charge
  
  
• Trade exhibition to boost Central Region Development
  
  
• Social Welfare Ministry initiates Siyasaviya for the underprivileged
  
  
• 'Ves' dancing ceremony of female artistes held
  
  
• Sri Lanka to host judging of Eurasia Region of the 2003 Commonwealth Writers Prize
  
  
• Police yet to arrest Hakmana contract killer
  
  
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