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The Ranil & George
show at Oval office

Sunday November 9, 2003

Moves to reconvene Parliament
Moves are afoot by the UNF Government to have Parliament summoned within days and the Budget presented as originally scheduled on Wednesday (Nov. 12), senior Government sources told The Sunday Times last night.

Takeover plot began with PMship for Tyronne?
President Chandrika Kumaratunga had been plotting a parliamentary coup to defeat the UNF Government at least as much as five months ago when she offered Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando the Prime Ministership if he were to cross-over, The Sunday Times was told.

Ex -Army chief’s funeral today
General T.I. Weeratunga, Sri Lanka's ninth Army Commander and the first General Officer Commanding (JOC) of the Joint Operations Headquarters (JOH) died on Friday. He was 73 years.

President silent on Mass Com. Ministry takeover
President Chandrika Kumaratunga or her party members have failed to give a clear explanation for reasons leading to the taking over of the Ministry of Mass Communication.

IMF delays Rs. 7.5 billion tranche, as WB talks on aid package held up
The IMF has delayed a US dollars 80 million (Rs. 7.5 billion) tranche release to Sri Lanka under its Poverty ...

Public Trustee “missing” amidst political drama
President Chandrika Kumaratunga had ordered the Deputy Public Trustee to go ahead signing a document for the removal of the Chairman and two other directors of Associated Newspapers Ceylon Ltd (ANCL) - Lake house - after the Public Trustee had gone 'missing'.


Take it or leave it to me, says PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to ask the co-chairmen of the peace process with the Tiger rebels whether the peace process could proceed following the sacking of his Defence Minister when they meet today in Colombo.

SUNDAY TIMES COLUMNS

Political Column - The Ranil & George show at Oval office


Situation Report - Defence takeover and Tiger threat to sovereignty

POLITICAL SKETCHBOOK  - Life and lessons in these conference days

5th Column -Junius, from beyond, is upto his old tricks

The Jungle Telegraph - Appetite for new vehicles

The Rajpal Abeynayake Column - Déjà vu déjà vu - friend, haven't we been here before?

The Sunday Times Economic Analysis - A return to uncertainty and confusion s

Thoughts from London - Mohamed tells his story, relevant or not
Focus on Rights - Worms amidst the constitutional wood
inside the glass house -Lankan envoy's committee blasts Israel's rights record

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