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• Pope nears death as health worsens

• UNICEF assists quality improvement of education

• Immediate Rs.250,000 grant to owners of destroyed houses

• Only Singapore, Sri Lanka sign up for Japan's tsunami warnings

• 5.4 per cent economic growth in 2004 - Central Bank

• Indian army delegation meets FM

• World Bank gives $ 150m for tsunami emergency recovery

• Tsunami warnings: Focal point and contact details

• Soil salinity problems are limited in tsunami affected countries

• Fund raising campaign to complete work on Kotmale Mahaweli Mahaseya

• US continues to pursue passport fraud

• 'Justice Ambepitiya displayed fairplay in the discharge of duties'

• IIMC to set up alumni network

• Colombo consumers' price index for March 2005

• SriLankan Airlines to open direct flights to China

• Hikkaduwa National Park reef clean-up

• Highway to be modernised

• Indictments served on J'pura Hospital Chairman

• Red Cross to provide vocational training for tsunami affected youth

• Banks cannot resort to parate executions - SC

• Three officials to monitor tsunami relief activities

• Rs.1 m loan for public servants

• Woman gets 'life' for heroinpossession

• News in brief

‘Queen Elizabeth’, one of the largest luxury passenger ships was anchored in Colombo last month, carrying over 1,600 passengers and a crew of 1,200. The passengers visited Pinnawela Elephant orphanage and Colombo City. An official of Lewis shipping (Pvt) Ltd, local agents for the ship said more cruse liners are expected to arrive in Colombo in the future.

BUSINESS

Sri Lanka to sign Maritime Trade Practice Act

Sri Lanka will soon sign a Maritime Trade Practice Act to ensure smooth maritime practices in the region. Speaking to the Daily News after the 16th annual general meeting of the Association of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka held in Colombo last Friday at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Chairman of the ASCOBIPS Council, Parhad Ahamed said that India is taking the lead role in this.

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SPORTS

Hinds and Chanderpaul put Windies in control
 

WAVELL Hinds and Shivnarine Chanderpaul helped make the sponsorship row that threatened to derail the West Indies seem like a distant memory on Thursday when they helped their side pile up 347-3 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa.

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UPFA Govt marks one year

 The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) marks its first anniversary in office today. The UPFA won the General Election held on April 2, 2004. Religious ceremonies will be held islandwide today in this connection. Public rallies and other celebrations will not be held as a mark of respect to the tsunami victims. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

The colombo Plaza targets 1.2 billion profit this year

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Spice - Nuwara Eliya in full bloom

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From the Press Box : Matching up to the Aussies

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Political

• Parliament will not be dissolved, says Mangala

• Religious ceremonies mark UPFA's first anniversary

• PM's message: Rata Perata main theme in Govt's forward march

   

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Security

• 'Guns for hire' trader nabbed

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Business

• Sri Lanka to sign Maritime Trade Practice Act

• Emirates' first boeing 777-300ER arrives in Dubai

• The colombo Plaza targets 1.2 billion profit this year

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Features

• Sri Lanka's unique experiment in coalition politics

• Revd. Dr. Devsritha Valence Mendis, the Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw

• Book Review : 'Here's Regi's plenty'

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Sports

• Hinds and Chanderpaul put Windies in control

• Women's Cricket World Cup: Hiruka stars in Lanka's first win

• From the Press Box : Matching up to the Aussies

   

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World

• India renews call for UN Security Council seat

• N.Korea wants explicit US apology before talks

• Indo-Pak missile test pact held up due to differences: Kasuri

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