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Compensation
for PA-UNF political victims
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed to President
Chandrika Kumaratunga that a political victimisation study
be launched to ascertain such cases from 1977 onwards.
LTTE
arms ship nabbed - then released in Indonesia
The UNF Government is to make a fresh attempt to wrest control
of the defence establishment from the President amidst rising
fears of weakening security forces and a militarily stronger
Tiger guerrillas.
Demos
in Jaffna after road tragedy
Police fired tear gas and warning shots into the air to disperse
crowds in Jaffna town last morning after they turned violent
during a protest following the deaths of two youths in an
accident involving an Army vehicle.
PM
patching up diplomatic slip on Iraq
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, rocked by growing opposition
to a statement he made last week to the UN General Assembly
ex-facie justifying the US led invasion of Iraq has launched
a major campaign to soft-peddle the issue saying his speech
has been taken out-of-context.
SLFP
splits in two over JVP issue
The SLFP has suffered a major set back with the emergence
of two ideologically separate groups in the form of pro JVP-SLFP
alliance and a group opposing the alliance amidst a delay
in plans to resume negotiations with the JVP.
Economy
grows but exporters want Rs. devalued
Exporters are pressing the government to prevent the rupee
from appreciating against the dollar and eroding the island's
competitiveness overseas as the Central Bank announced an
impressive 5.5 percent growth of the economy.
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