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Evident glee: President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is in a happy mood at the Deshabhimana Pranama (Patriotism) awards ceremony held at President’s House on Thursday, November 18. Our cameraman has President Kumaratunga and well-known vocalist Nanda Malini in this frame. Pic. by Thilak Perera

The Director General of the Employers' Federation of Ceylon Gotabaya Dasanayake told the Sunday Observer that they were pleased with the budget, as while making provision for an increase in wages of the government employees, it had not intervened in the wages of the private sector.
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Return to peace table, US tells LTTE

The United States called on the LTTE to abandon terrorism in word and deed and return to the peace table.
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Death penalty made effective

President Chandrika Kumaratunga held an emergency meeting yesterday morning with Minister for Public Security, Law and Order and high-level officials. Several important decisions were arrived at with regard to the prevention of organized crime in the country.
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• Justice Ambepitiya murder : BASL expresses grief, shock

• Mahanayake Thera happy with tax on racing, gaming

• Errant police officers will not be tolerated - IGP

• Bush' re-election boost for FTA pact

• TUs welcome Budget

• More security for Judges

• Modified form of traffic movement to ease congestion

• Reminiscences of PLO chief Yasser Arafat

• Nilwala Harasara from Dec. 5-12

• US should give up its unilateral policy on world issues - Iran's Dy. FM

• Trauma control program essential - Dr. Goonetilleke

• Travails of resettlers in border areas

• No hand in preparing budget - WB, ADB confirm

• Bar Assn. concerned over President's allegations

• Clancy Fernando Memorial Oration : 'Politics - art of deceiving people'

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