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IN PARADISE: Tourism Minister Gamini Lokuge awaits a kiss from lovely Oleksandra Nikolayenko of Ukraine after he crowned her as Miss Tourism International 2002 at Friday’s gala award ceremony at the BMICH Colombo. The winner is a 21-year-old law student and was selected from beauties from 42 countries who arrived here for the contest finals, the first major global showbiz event hosted in Sri Lanka. The ANCL newspapers were the media sponsors. (Photo: Tilak Perera)

by Hana Ibrahim

A unified Muslim position on peace negotiations is expected to be further strengthened when Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe meets a top-level delegation of East-based political leaders of the National Unity Alliance (NUA) led by former PA minister and NUA leader Ferial Ashraff for crucial talks today.
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East Bloc dominate pageant : Ukrainian beaut with brains lifts tiara

by Jayanthi Liyanage

Oleksandra Nikolayenko, a 21-year-old law student from Ukraine, was crowned Miss Tourism International 2002 on Friday and became the first to win a world beauty pageant held in Sri Lanka since the country entered into peace negotiations.
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CEB allays consumer fears

by ANTON NONIS

The Ceylon Electricity Board, despite the South-West monsoon failing to bring in the expected rains, has assured to meet the demand for power without any difficulty.
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