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PARTNERS FOR THE FUTURE: With the national flag standing tall in the background, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his key UNF coalition partner, SLMC Leader and Port Development, Shipping, Eastern Development and Muslim Religious Affairs Minister Rauf Hakeem smile with the little girl who offered the ceremonial scissors, just before the Premier cut the ribbon declaring open the lavish ‘Yuga Dekma’ exhibition in Trincomalee on Friday.  Photo: Ruwan Silva

by S. Selvakumar

Despite firm assurances by President Chandrika Kumaratunga that she will not resort to the constitutional option of dissolving Parliament anytime after December 5, 2002 the government will go ahead with amendments to the constitution to drastically cut down her powers before the commencement of peace talks with the LTTE scheduled in mid September authoritative governmental sources revealed.
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Briefs UNP Ex-Co on peace talks : PM urges patience

by E. Weerapperuma in Trincomalee, and Reuters

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Sri Lankans to be patient about the peace process. In his first major public statement since the Government and the LTTE agreed to a time frame for the start of peace talks, the PM, addressing the UNP National Executive Committee's closing sessions here, pointed out that it would take time to end the conflict.
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Eleven dead in head-on bus collision

by Don Asoka Wijewardena and Jayampathi Jayasinghe

Eleven persons including a 7-year-old child were killed in a tragic bus accident which occurred early last morning at Nalluruwa, Panadura. An over-speeding private bus (Leyland 62/5137) Colombo bound from Elpitiya collided head-on with an Isuzu Journey bus (29/9729) with pilgrims proceeding to Kataragama from Mulleriyawa, Angoda.
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