President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is greeted by one of the graduates. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Deputy Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya are also in the picture.

President tells 40,000 newly-employed graduates 

Shed political differences and join development drive

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday appealed to all graduates who received permanent jobs under the Government's graduate employment scheme to shed political differences and join the country's development process as one Sri Lankan family.
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SB's release: Not desirable to influence judiciary, says Mahanayake Thera

by L. B. Wijayasiri

The Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Maha Vihara Chapter who declined to sign a petition requesting former MP S. B. Dissanayake be released, presented by a team of Buddhist priests, said it was not desirable to make such an influence to the judiciary.
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Mahanayake Theras to meet President, Opposition Leader to resolve ethnic issue

by L. B. Wijayasiri

The Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Mahavihara Chapter said yesterday that Mahanayake Theras of the Tri Nikayas will meet President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe soon to help the government and the opposition come to a consensus on the ethnic conflict.
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