http://www.sundaytimes.lk The Sunday Times is the largest selling independent English language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is widely respected for its fair, balanced and accurate reporting. en-us Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 2006 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd ramesh@sundaytimes.wnl.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/common_library/logo2.gif http://www.sundaytimes.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np1.0.html The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is to join the Government, after talks currently under way to formulate a Common Minimum Programme (CMP), are concluded.Government and JVP leaders have already had three rounds of talks so far to work out areas that should be covered by the proposed CMP. It is expected to include a joint approach towards resolving the ethnic issue, dealing with the international community and tackling economic issues ...... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np1.1.html An attempt to kill TNA Batticaloa district Parliamentarian S. Jayanandamoorthy and his family failed on Friday night, Police said yesterday ..... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np1.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np3.0.html The heavy taxes imposed on TV channels and advertising firms would be revised from Monday, granting concessions to stations largely airing English programmes as well as to advertising firms, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told representatives of these organizations last evening. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np3.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np4.0.html As bombs continue to rain on Lebanon, the first batch of the 80,000 Sri Lankans employed there arrived at the BIA yesterday, empty-handed and fearful of the fate of their colleagues stranded in a country that is on the verge of an all out war...... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np4.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np4.0.html The three JVP members including two MPs who have filed a case in the Supreme Court seeking a de- merger of the North-eastern province said in their opening submissions that a final determination of this matter by the Court was a matter of urgent necessity ...... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np4.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np7.0.html The British High Commissioner, Dominick Chilcott recently attended the 200th anniversary of the building of the Mount Lavinia Hotel, excerpts of his speech are given below ...... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/news/np7.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.0.html Fuel prices are likely to go up with petrol probably shooting above the Rs. 100 mark after an imminent new deal between the Lanka-Indian Oil Company and the government. The LIOC and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will reach agreement on marketing fuel at the same prices under a new deal to be finalised within the next two weeks, LIOC Managing Director K. Ramakrishnan said ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.1.html Fresh efforts by Scandinavian ceasefire monitors were underway yesterday to secure the release of Sub Inspector Bandujeewa Bopitigoda, who is being detained by the LTTE. Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission chief Ulf Henricsson in discussions with LTTE political wing leader, S.P.Thamilselvan in Kilinochchi took up the matter regarding the release of the police officer, who was "re-remanded"; by an LTTE court on Friday ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.2.html The dreaded power cuts may be imposed again if consumers do not reduce usage immediately, Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne warned yesterday.He said a save-electricity programme had been introduced to avoid power cuts, but if the people did not co-operate, the government would have to introduce the power cuts ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.2.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.3.html Upali Group Managing Director Nimal Welgama yesterday declined a place on the Monetary Board saying he would not accept the offer while a Central Bank inquiry into alleged overseas properties owned by the company's Founder Upali Wijewardene was pending ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np1.3.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np2.1.html What was meant to provide temporary comfort of accommodation to commuters, the upper floor of the Central Bus Stand (CBS) in the Pettah has allegedly ended up as a brothel while a private individual who had obtained the premises on lease is locked in a legal battle over ownership with the State-run Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np2.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np6.0.html The sounds of wailing have died down in the villages around Kebitigollewa. A few plastic wreaths lie on top of the mass grave, where 67 people lie buried. The place where the jam-packed commuter passenger bus was hit by the explosion shows no signs of the deadly incident that snuffed out so many lives in a few seconds ...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/news/np6.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.1.html President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to work out devolution proposals but with the UNP boycotting the meeting and the JVP scoffing at it, question marks have arisen over the exercise ...... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.4.html Government offices, public transport, shopping complexes, restaurants and hotels which could accommodate less than 30 people are among locations to be designated as no-smoking ..... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.4.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.3.html A land mine weighing more than 40 kilograms and believed to be set to be triggered off against security forces was detected by the army close to the Batticaloa town, a Defence Ministry spokesman said ..... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.3.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.2.html President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to cast aside astrological advice and reshuffle his Cabinet next week to ensure a strong government, highly .... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n1.2.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n4.4.html As uncertainty looms over the future of the ceasefire monitors from EU countries, the SLMM head said there was no "rationale," behind the LTTE's demand for most of its members to quit by September 1 ...... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n4.4.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n3.3.html The Attorney General's Department is expected to make known this week if indictments should be served on suspects involved in an attack on civilians in Pesalai ...... Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/news/n3.3.html