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SAFE JOURNEY: Having taken several initiatives to improve travel facilities for Haj pilgrims to Mecca, Ports Development and Shipping, Muslim Affairs and Eastern Province Development Minister Rauff Hakeem personally went to Bandaranaike International Airport last week to send off the first group of Haj pilgrims. Here the Minister is seen bidding ‘safe journey’ to a group of women pilgrims.

by P. Krishnaswamy

A comprehensive re-settlement plan being jointly worked out by the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the LTTE under the peace process will pave the way for the North's 75,000-strong Muslim community to return to their homes.
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Japan pleased with progress in peace process

by Ananth Palakidnar

The special envoy of the Government of Japan Yasushi Akashi expressed satisfaction over the progress of the peace process and assured that Japan would speed up its assistance to rebuild the war-torn North and the East and the entire country.
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Japanese envoy's visit: morale booster

Constitutional Affairs Minister and chief negotiator Prof. G. L. Peiris has commented that the visit of the Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi was very significant which has reflected an unprecedented level of support to the medium and large scale economic development and also the fullest co-operation of the International community to the on-going peace process.
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LPG price increase : 'Take it or leave it' - Shell

By ANTON NONIS

Liquid Petroleum Gas sellers are wavering whether to cut-down their gas prices, giving an impression that they could do so if they really wanted to or continue to sell their gas at the recently ammended prohibitive rates.
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