Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume, a prominent figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees.

Two Airmen get 9 yrs RI, Rs. 10,000 fine each

by Sarath Malalasekera and Wasantha Ramanayake

Journalists in any part of the world should be free to criticise any person irrespective of his or her position. If any person attempts to intimidate the writer by threatening his life severe punishment should be meted out to him, said the Colombo High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya yesterday sentencing the two Airmen, who were found guilty in the Iqbal Athas case, to nine years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000 each.
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It is up to Govt and LTTE to find a solution - Helgesen

Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen has stressed that it is up to the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE to find a solution to the conflict.
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Local polls: Nominations close today

by Manjula Fernando

Deputy Elections Commissioner, M. C. Arunthavachelvam will announce the date for the Local Government Elections after closing nominations today. The announcement is to be made after 1.30 p.m., Elections Department sources told the Daily News yesterday.
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• D. R. Wijewardene birth anniversary

• Drought relief from Saudi Arabia

• Hope for stronger China-Lanka ties

• Govt doing its best to restore peace

• Scholarships for war victims children

• Prima gets land at R. 1 per perch

• New system for deed registration

• Issuing of NIC's to estate sector expedited

• Sri Lanka Independence Day celebrations in Canberra

• 100 day development program - a yardstick to measure efficiency of public servants

• Treasure hunters remanded

• Govt. keen on providing opportunities to all

• 'Tamils should preserve their culture'

• State bodies owe Rs. 251m to LRB

• Many programs for consumer welfare

• Kulatunga Waidyasekera honoured by Lankans in the Netherlands

• Route No. 138 still of strike

• SLT management agreement to be renegotiated

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