Vol. 31 No. 10 ISSN: 1391 - 0531

18th August 1996

Please give me the all-new table version

The personal battle between defence supremo Anuruddha Ratwatte and his kinsman Anura Bandaranaike is said to go to courts. Meanwhile, the family fued rages with the General taking oaths as acting minister before a JP.... see Political Column

Comic book censors : Sweeping and aften senseless censorship is now preventing the press from reporting even the heroic deeds of soldiers at Mullaitivu. The government, through censors in trying to present a perfect army is projecting the stuff of comic books, not copy books. See Situation Report

• Front Page News
  * Two years of PA:the state of the Nation * Major refugee crisis in Vavuniya * Editors’ Guild condemns Chandrika and Ranil * US explains its military role in SL

• News/Comment
  * PLOTE says it is unhappy over Government's stand on ethnic issue * Alive from Mullaitivu * CMC to fight crime * Firms to be held accountable to Parliament * Journalists' pension scheme taking shape * Holiday cuts: Hindu Congress protests * Tyronne writes off national government * Liquor dealers say they are harassed * The doyen of national culture * First woman soldier to die in action * World body honors Uvais * Wickremabahu takes oaths as municipal councilor * Disputes bill delay irks trade unions * Jalberry in Mulberry * Luxury vehicles: why not, says MP * Jane says thank you * CID probes drug capers in school * Conspiracy charge: no evidence * Saudi Lankans reach out to cancer victims * Wira- "sinha" joins his tidy little menagerie * 'Calculated distortions' * How long will Boris Yeltsin last? * Israel: Enter Jewish fundamentalists * Media and the two faced politicians

• Editorial / Opinion
  • Editorial - Pandemonium over the Korean trip
  • The Political Column - Title
  • The Situation Report - Censorship buries heroes of Mullaitivu
  • The Fifth Column - Constant inconsistency
  • Taraki's Column - Tussle for titanium
  • The Guest Column - How long will Boris Yeltsin last?

• Business News
  * Battle of bids hots up for Agarrapatana * Barter deal on cards * Bottom Line * Ceylon Brewery to produce more * Mind Your Bussines * Chamber draws up budget recommendations * Ceramics to sell Noritake shares * Less holidays better for economy * More investors may want to leave

• Plus
  * Destination nowhere: The plight of Tamil refugees in Colombo * Media's role in ethnic crisis * Road Blocks * Striving for a better world: our barriers for our development * Cosy retreat: * Spoils of "Little England" * LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• Sports News
  * CR’s camera-shy coach says “give the credit to the team” * Cricket Board clamps total censorship * CRruising through to Carlsberg after twenty-two solid years * Golden Jubilee Junior TT * GSSA vs Soccer Fed * HNB wins bank Netball title* Indo-Lankan final in Men’s Singles * Katukurunda meet * Liaison Officers for Singer Cup * Minister to meet motor clubs * NAASU’s Seoul stand * Spills and Thrills of Foxhill Super Cross