The new Cabinet members with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga after the swearing in ceremony. Full story

New Cabinet sworn in

A nineteen member new Cabinet was sworn in yesterday morning at a simple but solemn ceremony held at President's House, Colombo.
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Shut down of hydro-power imminent

The four hydro-power turbines of the Mahaweli system face total shut-down if the rains do not come within the next few days, the Ministry of Land Irrigation Power and Energy said yesterday, indicating the necessity for even longer power cuts soon.
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Power cut extended

The ongoing power cut has been extended to a maximum of eight hours with effect from today (15) in two shifts, The Ceylon Electricity Board announced yesterday.
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Destruction of Pentagon, a good lesson say Tigers

The LTTE, in a message addressed to the Tamil people and distributed in Jaffna, says that the destruction of the Pentagon will be a good lesson for the Sinhala Army.
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