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A SOLDIER’S FAREWELL: Kandula, the elephant mascot of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment, waves his trunk playfully as his mahout, Lance Corporal Samarawardhana gives his charge a fond farewell tickle during ceremonies at the Regimental Cantonment, Homagama last week to mark the end of animal’s tenure as mascot.  (Photo: T. D. Sirisena, Maharagama corr.)

by S. Selvakumar

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, the Tamil National Alliance and the Ceylon Workers' Congress yesterday expressed their firm support to the Government and dismissed Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakse's statement at a press conference on Friday, that the People's Alliance was ready to form an alternative government in the event the United National Front seeking a dissolution of Parliament and a general election.
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Meeting with Prabha : Helgessen to trek A-9 route

by Ananth Palakidnar

The Norwegian deputy Foreign Minister and the facilitator of the Sri Lankan peace process Vidar Helgessen will travel via the A-9 land route from Jaffna to meet the LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, in Vanni on Tuesday October 22 , sources said.
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Police to 'cement' cordial relations with media

by JAYAMPATHY JAYASINGHE

To establish cordial relationship with the mass media and to iron out thorny issues that could affect the public in general, new Inspector General of Police T.E. Anandarajah and the Senior DIGs have decided to hold a weekly press briefing at the Police Headquarters, every week .
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