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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the 58th UN General Assembly in New York on September 26. (Pic. Sudath Silva)  See full text of PM’s speech

by Don Asoka Wijewardena

The Inland Revenue Department, taking a tough stance against Value Added Tax defaulters may hold banks and other financial institutions used by the defaulting business concerns responsible for the actions of their clients and order the release of funds from the accounts to pay the VAT dues.
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UN speech : Govt. to look positively at LTTE proposal -PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the 58th UN General Assembly said that like in all negotiations of a peace process, there was a temporary impasse in the talks with the LTTE, but assured that the government would do everything in its power to keep the peace process moving forward to a successful conclusion.
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Tigers, Eastern Muslims strike bargain

by P. Krishnaswamy

In a new turn of event, the LTTE and Eastern Muslims civil society organisations have reached agreements on several crucial issues, resulting in restoration of normal life in Batticaloa and Ampara districts.
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Other Stories

• Two foreign docs asked to go

• Child abuse goes unabated

• Fr. Aba Costa murder : Law-abiding citizens urged to assist investigators

• Sequel to bloody factional clash : Whither J'pura university?

• New US Ambassador presents credentials

• The 'Dassana' Hotel murders

• Computerisation of ministries, govt. depts under way

• Four Indian illegal fishermen jailed in Jaffna

• Private bus operators threaten to strike

• Citizenship for Indian Tamils under new bill

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