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Peace parade: While Catholic and Christian communities around the world commemorated Good Friday with a series of religious ceremonies, a large group of men and women took to the streets in a unique ‘Peace Parade’ that re-accentuated the need of the moment - Peace. The parade, comprising men, women and children, all clad in white, set off from the Ramakrishna Hall Wellawatte and wound its way to Viharamahadevi Park, via Bambalapitiya and Kollupitiya, fuelling both curiosity and consensus.

Peace process gathers momentum

By Ananth Palakidnar

As the peace process gathers momentum consensual politics is once again amassing as a hot topic with politicians from all concerned parties looking at a government of national consistories as the need of the hour.
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G.L, Anton at Thai Talks

by S. Selvakumar

Professor G.L. Peiris will head the government delegation while LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham will lead the Tiger delegation at the preliminary round of peace talks scheduled to be held in Thailand in May.
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Easter brings new hopes: Country Moves Further in the Peace Process

With members of the diplomatic fraternity visiting the North on the eve of Easter, it brings new hope for a better future with the international community promising assistance to develop the country and the Jaffna peninsula in particular.
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Other Stories

• Lankan Minister Azwer explains peace process to queen

• Boy killer arrested

• Better rail services in the offing

• Tribute to Dr. Lester James Peries

• CWE plans free flow of rice at a stable price

• MoU on energy development signed

• Archbishop's Easter message

• News in brief

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