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PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf rejected calls to resign as opposition parties yesterday mulled a coalition government that could force the key US ally from power.

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Deegavapi to be made a sacred site

On the directives of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, measures will be taken to develop and transform the historical and revered Deegavapi into a sacred site, Presidential Media sources said.

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Tamils in France defy LTTE

For the first time in recent years moderate Tamils in Paris organised a musical show defying the open threats from the LTTE. Many Tamils and Sinhalese and a handful of French attended the musical show on Sunday at Salle LSC at 146 Avenue

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Court orders to pay blood money of maid killed in accident

A traffic court in Al-Kharj ordered to pay the blood money of a Lankan maid who died in a car accident 24 years ago. The delay was due to the case file being misplaced for years.

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BRISK BUSINESS: The fresh fruit import business value is now increasing with a monthly turnover in the excess of Rs. 10 million. Fruits are now being imported mainly from Australia, China, India and Pakistan. Due to the conflict in the North, grapes from Jaffna do not enter the market now. Here, workers at Sunil Traders sorting fruits in Pettah. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe