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Thai Pongal for Peace: A group of young dancers perform the harvest dance before President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the Thai Pongal celebrations held at ‘President’s House’ last week. Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapakse and former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar were also present. (Pic. Sudath Malaweera)

Alliance for talks with LTTE

by Deepal Warnakulasuriya and Mendaka Abeysekera

The emerging SLFP-JVP alliance, which seeks to usher in a social democratic culture, has identified restoring the peace talks as a priority task and has indicated it will initiate talks with the LTTE with reasonable conditions after the signing of the MOU.
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Indian expert attends: President chairs top meet on ISGA proposals

President Chandrika Kumaratunga chaired a top-level experts consultation in Colombo, yesterday, on the LTTE proposals for an interim self-governing body for the North-East at which a senior Indian constitutional expert also participated.
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Diplomats to discuss rehab and reconstruction in Kilinochchi tomorrow

by Ananth Palakidnar

Representatives of foreign missions in Colombo are scheduled to attend a meeting organised by the LTTE in Kilinochchi tomorrow to discuss future plans on rehabilitation and reconstruction activities in the war-torn North and the East.
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J-Biz gives Jan 31 ultimatum

by Hiran H. Senewiratne

The Joint Business Forum (J-Biz), last week gave a January 31 deadline to the President and the Prime Minister to resolve the current political crisis, and warned that if the crisis is not resolved by that date they would launch a signature campaign to protest the failure.
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Other Stories

• Health workers' satyagraha

• Hearings at prison: 25 prisoners identified as vulnerable

• Anti-conversion laws within 60 days

• Illicit hooch causes many deaths

• Attempt on life of Matale Mayor: Inside job?

• Govt. asked to consider formation of 'Inter Religious Body'

• NEC report: education system inefficient and ineffective

• Footwear village to be set up in Pitipana

• Practices of unethical conversion: Christian body denies involvement

• Prelate assists rebuilding of temples damaged by floods

• Rs. 73.6 m worth humanitarian aid from Japan for de-mining

• New lands under auction soon to revamp gem industry

• CAA all out to ensure right price is paid

• Ambatale level going down: Water cuts in city imminent

• News in brief

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