War achieves nothing, Peace everything

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in her Ranaviru Day Address to the Nation at Mailapitiya, Kandy said that enough was enough. "If the war continues, it will bring more bloodshed, misery and death". "We must not sacrifice any more of our children in a war which has continued for the last 20 years, without any tangible results.

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Joint Mechanism will be a certainty -Dilan

The People's Alliance Deputy Ministers and MPs forum yesterday unanimously decided to back President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's decision to go ahead with the Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure while condemning the JVP Propaganda Secretary's statement on the issue of the Presidential candidate of the SLFP.

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BUSINESS

Criminal prosecution for misuse of FTA - India

India has warned that any misuse of the Free Trade Agreements would lead to criminal prosecution of those involved in such practice.

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SPORTS

Inzamam and Kaneria have Windies on the skids

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday (AFP) - Inzamam-ul-Haq's 22nd Test hundred set it up, and a handful of late wickets mostly for Danish Kaneria, including the prized scalps of Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, put Pakistan on the verge of a series-levelling victory in their compelling second and final Test against West Indies on Monday.

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