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Peace Keeping in Haiti: A contingent of 128 troopers comprising 14 officers including a doctor, an engineer and 114 soldiers left for the Caribbean state of Haiti yesterday to help keep the peace there. Sri Lanka and UN flag bearers lead the contingent to board the coach at the Bandaranaike International Airport for the UN charter flight. Pic by Thilak Perera.

 Commuters stranded

by Anton Nonis

Lanka Private Bus Owners Association staged a lightning strike yesterday morning, following the diesel price hike from Friday mid-night. LPBOA President, Gemunu Wijeratne told the `Sunday Observer' that they had grounded over 1000 buses operating on 50 different routes in Colombo and the suburbs.
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Tigers fly to Geneva

by S. Selvakumar

A top-level LTTE team headed by political wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan will leave for Geneva next week to map out their next strategy in the wake of the present deadlock on resuming the peace talks with the government.
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CWC demands compatible with UPFA program

by Rohan Mathes

Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the Sunday Observer that proposals put forward by the CWC prior to joining the government were compatible with the UPFA's "Rata Perata" program.
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Other Stories

• Uniflow traffic from Kollupitiya to Wellawatte

• Nagar Kovil: No mutual pull back

• US funds projects in Batticaloa District

• Rajarata development gets under way

• Hungary - gateway for Lankan exports

• Met. Department promises rain

• GHF Mercy Mission returns

• Police open fire, two dead

• Mayor returns to tackle demolition

• Deported Lankan dissuades UK winter tourists

• NSF merit awards for scientific research

• Massive peace meditation

• Modernising Mineral Sands factory

• From the Tamil press

• News in brief

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