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HERE HE COMES...

The Observer-Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Farveez Maharoof of Wesley College, comes down a flight of steps on stage to receive the coveted award from Thilanga Sumathipala, President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka who was the chief guest at the awards ceremony held on Friday night at the BMICH.  (Pic. Chinthaka Kumarasinghe)                   More ...

LTTE confident of Govt. approval

by S. Selvakumar and Ananth Palakidnar

The LTTE, which concluded its deliberations on the draft interim administration proposals for the North East on Friday, expressed confidence of the government accepting its counter proposals, but also warned of serious consequences should it be rejected.
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Minority, leftist parties against de-merger

by P. Krishnaswamy and Deepal Warnakulasuriya

Prominent leftist leaders and minority politcal parties representing the North East have strongly opposed moves by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to de-merge the two provinces. Even the two constituents of the Opposition PA, the National Unity Alliance (NUA) and the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), have strongly opposed the de-merger.
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P.M. off to Malaysia

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for Malaysia on a two-day visit from Sept. 9 to 10.
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Non-academics suspend strike

by ANJANA GAMAGE

The non- academic staff of all universities yesterday agreed temporarily to call off their three week long strike and report to work from tomorrow.
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Other Stories

• Young war widows to remarry

• Floods-affected libraries to get help

• IMF calls for review of rice tax

• Women in Temple Committees

• Terrorist pachyderms

• Flood of applications for popular schools

• Oil prospecting off Western coast

• New system to eliminate red tape

• USAID assists courts in North and East

• Sri Lanka's national university system should be widened - Japanese Professor

• NHK programs on MTV, Sirasa TV

• Free oral health checks from Ceylinco

• Railways strike postponed

• Lack of direct air link with China blow to tourism

• First Sinhala film to have a general release in France

• Two girls sexually abused before entering 'home' - Commissioner

• 'Bribery Commission not bound to disclose findings to public'

• News in brief

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