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An Iranian man grieves the death of 17 of his realtives in Bam, 1,285 kilometers southeast of Tehran December 26, 2003. The United Nations and several countries including Russia and Germany offered help on Friday to victims of a devastating earthquake in southeastern Iran that has killed more than 20,000 people and injured many more thousands. (REUTERS)

Commission under challenge say analysts :

Bribery Commission Chief before Privileges Committee

by Poddala Jayantha

The Director-General of the Bribery and Corruption Commission Piyasena Ranasinghe has been summoned to appear before the Committee of Privileges of Parliament on January 9.
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President still keen to work with PM

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is still keen to reach an agreement with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and establish a working arrangement with the UNF government for a short period.
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Cancellation of LTTE-SLMC MoU :

NE Muslim leaders concerned

by P. Krishnaswamy

North-East Muslim political leaders have expressed misgivings about the LTTE decision to call off the MoU signed between Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem and LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran, saying that the move indicated LTTE's unwillingness to accept the Muslims as a third party in the peace process.
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Other Stories

• AIDS 'Red alert' in North

• Thera's organs with toxicologist

• New Audit Act gives more muscle to AG

• New US entry-exit system effective from Jan. 5

• Strong demand for low grown tippy teas

• Bid to stop exodus of illicit immigrants

• No more chaos at Motor Traffic Department

• Is the reserve police competent?

• The ANCL Catholic Solidarity brought... Christmas joy to kids at Welikada Prison

• Peace for all :  Hope for 2004

• Paperless cargo clearance from next year

• Death of former Mayor of Kotte

• Tri Star re-opens seven 'dormant' factories

• Unique concept for better transport

• Texwood Industries awarded ISO 9001: 2000 Certification

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