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Freedom is.......

...to be a bird and fly away somewhere safe so that I could be a child again. This seem the sentiment of one of the child soldiers handed over to the UNICEF by the LTTE on Friday. Enjoying the simple pleasures of life that the freedom of childhood brings, this former child soldier demonstrates his artistic talent and the quest for freedom, with a simple drawing of a colourful parrot.  (Pic. UNICEF)

by S. Selvakumar

Four Tamil political parties opposed to the LTTE met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga last week and requested her not to de-merge the North East province reiterating that devolution of power is a must for a solution to the ethnic crisis.
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Indian expertise for local electoral reforms

by P. Krishnaswamy

The 19-member Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform will explore the possibility of combining the PR system with the first-past-the post system, for a more effective electoral representation.
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