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What more endorsement of peace talks? A disabled soldier removes his artificial limbs (prosthesis) during the opening ceremony of the 12th National Sports Festival of the Disabled at the Sugathdasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Organisers said thousand two hundred disabled athletes took part in the games. Pic Buddhika Weerasinghe

Peace Talks: Round two on human aspects

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

Humanitarian issues concerning the people in the North and East (N&E) will figure prominently in the agenda when the second round of talks between the government and the LTTE begin in Geneva between April 19 and 21, Presidential Advisor Nivard Cabraal, said.
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Now, 'CIA - Al Queda' in the UNP!

by Prasad Gunewardene

The bottle of "tippex" has a long history in the UNP. Fingers are pointed at the Moragoda-Maharoof combine over the 'tippexing' of T. M. Sanghadasa's name from the CMC nomination list. Milinda Moragoda is known to be an ardent supporter of the Bush administration in the United States.
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Red tape, bottle-necks: order of the day

Twenty-five foreign-funded major projects of a total 123 have been moving at snail pace due to red tape and bottle-necks. Foreign agencies have pledged to fund US$ 3,300 million for 123 projects and the utilisation of these foreign funds is about US$ 1,200 million.
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