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| Striking
unions to be banned |
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| The JVP is up in arms over tough new
emergency regulations under which any trade union that
disrupts essential services will face a ban and freezing
of its funds. |
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| New
sting in anti-mosquito law |
| With dengue and other deadly mosquito-related
diseases spreading, the government is to introduce tough
new legislation, imposing fines on residents and local
authorities who do not take steps to prevent mosquito
breeding. |
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| War
of words between SLFP and JVP |
| The SLFP yesterday hit back at JVP leader
Somawansa Amarasinghe who had earlier compared the SLFP
to a prostitute. |
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| Govt.
reassures panic-stricken Mutur Muslims |
| The government yesterday
rushed a high-level delegation to Mutur to reassure Muslims
who have begun to leave the area once again in the face
of fresh warning leaflets from a suspected LTTE front. |
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