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India
to train SL elite forces
On a request made by the UNF government, India has agreed
to provide special combat training to special forces of the
Sri Lankan Army.
Nugegoda
explodes against private buses
Nugegoda was plunged into a bloody uproar yesterday afternoon
when angry people attacked more than 25 private buses after
an elderly mother was run down and killed at a pedestrian
crossing in the heart of the suburban town.
Double
acting
An arrest warrant has been issued on a top South Indian film
star's brother for alleged bigamy in a second marriage to
a Sri Lankan woman.
Rogue
cops on the rise
The number of crimes in which police officers have allegedly
been involved has doubled this year. compared to the previous
years, Police statistics reveal.
Destination
privatisation
Fears that the state transport services are to be privatised
grew this week when the Public Enterprise Reforms Commission
(PERC) invited private sector companies to invest in and manage
the peoplised bus depots.
Poverty
extravaganza
Delegates attending the World Food Summit in Rome have come
under criticism for their shopping sprees and contributing
towards the traffic problems in the city Some 80 world leaders,
almost all of them from developing countries, met in Rome
for the four-day event aimed at reviving the political will
to halve world hunger by 2015 and save millions of lives.
Delay
in talks but key issues being resolved
Talks between the government and the LTTE will not take place
as scheduled by the end of this month or early next month,
but the peace process is on track with a series of issues
over the implementation of the ceasefire agreement being ironed
out, government sources said.
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