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| Monday, 28 February 2005 |
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WHO team due here to combat mystery disease by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi A special World Health Organisation (WHO) team is due here shortly to
assist Sri Lankan specialists trying to combat a mystery illness which has
hit the Badulla and Moneragala areas. The disease which bears symptoms of
chest pains, breathlessness and accelerated heartbeat has so far believed
to have afflicted 184 persons in the region with 64 confirmed cases. SLMM, Peace envoys should evolve mechanism to deal with ceasefire violations - Malwatte Prelate A majority of the masses in Sri Lanka entertain a reasonable doubt as
to whether the Norwegian Peace Envoys and the Cease Fire Monitoring
Mission are partial towards the LTTE, when they observe silence in the
face of serious breaches of the Cease Fire Agreement by the LTTE remarked
the Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Maha Nayaka Thera, the
Malwatte Chapter Maha Nayaka of the Shyamopali Mahanikaya, Sri Dalada
Maligawa, Kandy. It was no secret: CNO data was regularly available to public: Dr. de Mel Former Chief of the Centre for National Operations (CNO) Dr. Tara de
Mel has flatly rejected a report in an English daily (not of the Lake
House) as incorrect and misleading saying all data pertaining to tsunami
victims in the possession of the CNO was in the public domain and there
was no secrecy whatsoever. Prince Charles to meet President, visit Batticaloa by Manjula Fernando British heir to the throne Prince Charles who was expected to arrive in
the country early today to visit the tsunami ravaged Batticaloa district
will meet President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to discuss
reconstruction assistance at the President's House at 11.00 am. Other Stories |
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