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Brrr... just how cold can it get: with the temperature plummeting to an unprecedented 4-degree Celsius in Nuwara Eliya, wild predictions of drastic changes in weather patterns and snow in the hill station by 2005 is beginning to look almost a possibility. But the shivering masses are not concerned about the future. What they need now is something to keep them warm. And stalls selling winter jackets are having roaring sales. But can everyone afford them. 
(Pic. Ravindra Seneviratne)

At fourth round in Thailand - High security zones : top on the agenda

by S. Selvakumar

The thorny issue of resettlement of internally displaced people in the High Security Zones in the Jaffna peninsula over which the Army and the LTTE are at loggerheads will be the focus of attention at the fourth round of peace talks between the government and the LTTE which begins at the "Rose Garden Resort", Nakom Pathom in Thailand tomorrow, diplomatic sources said.
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FM chides President's intervention

by Ananth Palakidnar

Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando fully endorsing the letter sent by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga urging her to be cautious in her intervention with the Prime Minister of Norway said that in future, the President should consult him as the Minister of Foreign Affairs when she deals with matters related to external affairs.
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Interpol hunting for Pramuka Bank chief

by Jayampathy Jayasinghe

Rohan Perera, the absconding CEO of Pramuka Bank being hunted by the Interpol in London and Paris is beleived to have crossed over to a third country, details of which are not known. Perera who slipped out of the country before the CID could question him, was believed to have been in London at the time the interpol assistance was sought by the CID.
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Hotels: all set to face tourist influx

by BEVERLEY JANSZ

Not only city hotels, but also hotels in the country are gearing up for the influx of tourists expected to visit Sri Lanka this year. Chairman, Ceylon Hotels Corporation Bodhisiri Ranasinghe said in an interview with the Sunday Observer.
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