Desperate situations call for desperate measures. With the ongoing hospital minor employees strike crippling inhouse services and the Health Ministry’s decision to enlist outside help, these mothers of the little ones warded at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital yesterday banded themselves together to prepare the mid day meal of this premier children’s hospital. Here some of the mothers cutting vegetables plunging into their task with gusto to ensure their children already hit by illness don’t go starving. On right the idle kitchen at the Colombo National Hospital. pix by Roland Perera and Sanjeewa Kellepotha

Police on trail of human smuggling kingpins

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya

The Criminal Investigations Department probing the human smuggling racket where 259 illegal immigrants tried to leave for Western Europe from Tangalle, gathered vital information on three underworld kingpins behind the scene, SSP D.S.Y. Samaratunge of Anti-Human Smuggling Unit of CID said yesterday.
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Evacuation of Kinniya camp: No change in situation

by Ranil Wijayapala

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) is continuing to put pressure on the LTTE for the evacuation of the camp since there has been no change in the situation regarding the removal of the camp in Kinniya by the LTTE by last evening.
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Lack of good faith in Chandrika delaying JVP-SLFP MoU - JVP MP

by Wyman Hettiarachchi

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentarian K.D. Lalkantha declared yesterday that the coalition between the SLFP and the JVP may become a reality or it may not happen.
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Talks between Health Ministry, TUs fruitful

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Nearly four hours of discussions between the Health Ministry and several trade union representatives of minor staff in the health sector ended last night in a fruitful manner.
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First case in Sri Lanka under International Child Abduction Act

Justice and Law Reform Ministry secretary precluded from maintaining her action in Negombo HC - Court of Appeal rules

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reform is precluded from maintaining her action in the Negombo High Court seeking the return of 6 year old Hiruni Jayawardena to her father in Germany.
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• Customs bare massive duty scam

• EU assures support for peace

• Police Boxes to be established in main towns

• Stakeholders' roundtable held to boost local construction industry

• Economy on the right track now - Minister Marapana

• US $ 500,000 grant for technical assistance Power sector reforms to provide more efficient service - Deputy Minister

• Udatalawinna massacre : Defence Counsel objects to parcel being opened

• Leave granted to proceed with rights application against Police

• Progress of education reforms must be monitored - Royal College Principal

• Sonduru Niwasa programme at ACBC hall

• MSSU laments shortage of storage facilities

• Heart patient seeks help

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