Ministers G.L.Peiris and Imtiasz Bakeer Markar at the Cabinet news briefing held yesterday in Colombo. Picture by Douglas Ayling.

Conscience vote for MPs

by Ranil Wijayapala, Manjula Fernando and Douglas Ayling

Constitutional amendments will be presented in the parliament next month enabling all Members of Parliament to vote on issues of national interest according to their conscience without any pressures or inhibitions.
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PM meets party leaders

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet Political Party leaders this Monday to discuss the setting up of a Parliamentary Committee to assess the progress of the Ceasefire Agreement between the LTTE and the Government.
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Chief Monitor meets LTTE

by Frances Bulathsinghala

The Chief of the Sri Lanka Ceasefire monitoring mission Major General Trond Furuhovde is to meet the LTTE hierarchy on 7 April to broach the subject of ceasefire violations by the LTTE mainly reported in the East of Sri Lanka.
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• "Goodwill and peace through basketball at Jaffna"

• Prabhakaran to meet the press

• Cabinet briefing

• Jaffna gets electronic banking

• SriLankan to explore Jaffna flights

• Another golden fence For Jayasri Maha Bodhi

• Tourist influx causes eco and humanitarians problems

• Private operators to resume domestic flights to Jaffna

• Co-ops buy paddy at higher prices

• OPA wants balanced Commissions

• Ratwattes' bail application, CA issues notice on respondents

• 'Pottuvil hospital will be developed during my tenure'

• Record paddy harvests for maha season

• Action on GM foods soon

• Government purchases maize

• Govt to launch several youth services programs

• Dutch-Lankan marine archaeological project

• Leadership training program for A/L students

• Mahaweli milk for Mahaweli children

• Neethi Sahana Centre, SEDEC organise contest

• Today's women hold important place in society

• Program to entice youth for leadership

• Thirty three rural power projects in Ratnapura district

• 'Malays have always served country with pride'

• Water Museum

• N'Eliya braces for April festivities
  
  
• PA seeks discussion with diplomats
  
  
• Anuruddha admitted to hospital
  
  
• Mangala summoned to Bribery Commission
  

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