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Jubilee celebrations: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with wife Maitrhee by his side gives serious thought to what Linda Duffield, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka has to say at Queen Elizabeth II’s, Golden Jubilee celebrations at West Minster House, Colombo on Friday. Was she perchance revealing some Royal secrets about charm offensive?  - (Pic. Sulochana Gamage)

by Hana Ibrahim

Vidar Helgesen, State Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway, who is expected to be involved in finalising arrangement for Government-LTTE talks in Thailand, may also review Norway's role in the discussions and consider whether the facilitator role should be upgraded to something more substantial.
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Govt. sincere in efforts to restore normal life in N/E - Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena

by P. Krishnasamy

The Union of Northern fishermen will shortly undertake purchase, transport and marketing of the harvest of their seas, following last Thursday's decision to lift restrictions on fishing in the North.
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India to bear full cost of repairs to Trinco oil tanks

by ANTON NONIS

India agrees to bear the full cost of the repairs to the commercially and strategically viable oil tank farm in Trincomalee on which the Memorandum of Understanding was signed in India last Monday. According to Ceylon Petroleum Corporation sources, the repairs are to be carried out soon to put the tanks into use in the shortest possible time.
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