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The familiar ABBA inspired refrain said it all, when the curtains finally came down on the Sunday Observer Golden Clef Awards 2002 at the BMICH on Thursday. Here Geoffry and Corrine,who were nominated as the Male and Female Singers of the Year.                  [for more details...]

by Ramani Kangaraarachchi

The Army's decision to pardon its deserters by issuing discharge certificates has not found favour with either the Air Force or the Navy, both of which Sunday Observer reliably learns have rejected the option as unfeasible and unviable.
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PM to check on President's allegation

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday instructed Minister of Interior, John Amaratunga to investigate and report to him, an allegation by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, that there was a move to create communal unrest in Colombo, during the joint opposition rally and hold the Opposition responsible for it.
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Work begins on Southern Highway today

by ANTON NONIS

The construction of the long awaited 126 kilometre Matara-Colombo expressway, the first such in Sri Lanka, will get under way today with Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation Minister Tilak Marapana laying the foundation stone at Nayapamula in Baddegama at 3 p.m.
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• New traffic rules bear fruit

• Special incentives to boost bi-lingual competency

• Water cuts in the offing unless...

• Racket at Ports Authority : two suspects still at large

• No more 'fishing in our waters' - Ministry

• Time for women to mobilise themselves

• Private practice for govt. servants runs into snags

• Asian journalists welcome Tolerance Prize

• Chief MOH promises clean, mosquito-free city

• News in brief

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