ASP Udugampola who raided Army safe house at Athurugiriya arrested

ASP Kulasiri Udugampola who raided the Army safe house at Athurugiriya on January 2, 2002 was arrested yesterday morning by a special police investigation team in Kandy.

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Beware of sinister politicos, Ministry warns students

The Ministry of Education yesterday warned school children not to fall prey to sinister motives of certain political forces trying to blast their future by drawing them to protest campaigns and disrupt their educational activities at a time when a series of planned development activities were being implemented in the school system for the progress of the education sector.

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French President Jacques Chirac and European Parliament President Josep Borrell (C) listen to British Prime Minister Tony Blair March 22 during the family picture of a European Summit in Brussels. Plans to free up Europe’s vast services sector cast a cloud over EU summit talks with EU leaders urging French voters not to vote down the EU’s constitution due to concerns over the proposal.

BUSINESS

Kabool back in operations as Thultex

THE garment factory at Thulhiriya, operations of which was wound up by Kabool Lanka Pvt Ltd, will be reopened in May allowing about 3,700 employees to resume work, Finance Ministry sources said. Deputy Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya who met trade union representatives informed them that the garment factory will be reopened under the name Thultex International (Pvt) Ltd, in partnership with a Philippines based company.

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Muttiah Muralitharan who entered wed lock last Monday to R. Mathimalar in Chennai arrived in the island yesterday with his bride. Picture shows the couple coming down the gangway from the plane at the Katunayake International Airport.

SPORTS

Bowlers make hay on spiteful CCC pitch

On a spiteful CCC pitch where the ball seamed and swung all day, Pakistan 'A' capitalised on the one big mistake England 'A' made for the entire day to win the one-day triangular match by five wickets and in the process earn themselves the first bonus point of the competition.

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Canadian boy raises US $ 2.5 m for tsunami survivors

Canadian boy Bilaal Rajan, 8, who helped raise US $ 2.5 million for tsunami survivors, poses for photographers at the UNICEF office in Colombo. Bilaal has launched UNICEF’s Canada Kids Earthquake Challenge to raise money for tsunami relief work in Asia to provide clean drinking water, sanitation, education and protection to children affected by the disaster. AFP


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