The Pakistani Navy ship PNS NASR arrived in Colombo on a goodwill visit. Picture by Sudath Nishantha

Defence Ministry tells SLMM:

Probe LTTE Trinco military build-up further

by Ranil Wijayapala

The Defence Ministry yesterday informed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to inquire further into the LTTE military build up around Trincomalee harbour since the Ministry cannot agree with the report submitted by them in this regard, Defence Secretary Cyril Herat told the Daily News yesterday.
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Karu lauds President's leadership role to bring peace to the country

UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya on Sunday saluted the effort of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to bring peace to the country whilst also acknowledging her as "Mother Lanka", a leader who is the head of state and who will always be the head of state irrespective of her political party.
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President says visit to India "excellent"

"India does not participate in our conflict-resolution except that they want to keep briefed and they want to know what is going on since they are very closely related to us and also because of their geographic, strategic concerns," the President added.
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Expulsion of Ven. Punnananda Thera invalid says SC

by Wasantha Ramanayake

The Supreme Court yesterday determined the purported expulsion of Parliamentarian Ven. Apparekke Punnananda Thera from the Jathika Hela Urumaya to be invalid.
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• Four years RI for harbouring, employing woman for prostitution
  
  

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• Lab technicians' strike unfair - Health Minister
  
  

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