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IGP sets up special unit to combat drug trafficking in Mannar by Sarath Malalasekera Police have intensified its fight against the narcotics trade with
action taken to seal off all known entry points in coastal Sri Lanka from
where the contraband finds its way into the country catering to a
burgeoning drugs market. Hollywood Buddha not disrespectful to religion from Hassina Leelarathna in Hollywood The unanimous verdict of representatives of Sri Lankan Buddhist temples
in Southern California who have seen the controversial movie Hollywood
Buddha is that the movie is not disrespectful to the religion and does not
pose any threat to Buddhism. Lanka to officially become party to CCW this week from Manjula Fernando in New York Sri Lanka will officially become a party to the Convention on Certain
Conventional Weapons (CCW) which also prohibits the indiscriminate use of
landmines and their intentional use on civilians during a war, this week. LTTE expects Mahanayake's intervention for lasting peace by Tennakoon Kulasekera LTTE's Political Wing leader S. P. Tamilchelvam has said the LTTE
expects the intervention of the Mahanayake of the Malwatte Chapter to
obtain a dignified and lasting peace to Sri Lanka. President leaves to address UN General Assembly President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga left for the United States
yesterday to address the 59th sessions of the United Nations General
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