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Don Charlotte Nona, mother of Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thera, breaks down as she pays her last respects to her son at the Dharmayathanaya, Maharagama, yesterday. Also in the picture are the grief stricken relatives of the Venerable thera. (Pic: Tilak Perera)

President offers to share defence powers

by DEEPAL WARNAKULASURIYA and DON ASOKA WIJEWARDENA

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in renewed efforts to reach a compromise with the United National Front government has agreed to exercise flexibility in sharing defence powers and get the peace process moving ahead.
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State funeral for prelate

Thousands of mourners - young and the old - began trekking towards the Siri Vajiragnana Dharmayathanaya, Maharagama, from yesterday morning, to pay their last respects to Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thera, who passed away in Russia.
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LTTE-SLMC MoU cancelled ?

by ANANTH PALAKIDNAR

Political wing leader of the LTTE S. P. Thamilselvan told a group of journalists on Friday that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader and Minister Rauff Hakeem, in April 2002 does not exist anymore.
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• Public transport - modus operandi of drug couriers

• Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate Athurugiriya Safe House raid

• Naval Maritime Academy gets colours for the first time

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