Today is Earth Day: Sri Lanka too joins the world in celebrating it by admiring Mother Nature and by taking measures to protect. Here, we feature a country’s beauty spot, an atoll a few metres off the coast at Ahangama. Traditional stilt fishing, unique to the area is another tourist attraction Picture by Ravindra Seneviratne

Global community for political solution - PM

from Rodney Martinesz in Kataragama

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday underscored the need to preserve the present favourable international opinion enjoyed by the country vis-a-vis the ethnic conflict by forging unity in the South.
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More World Bank aid

World Bank President James D.Wolfensohn has assured the fullest support of the Bank for Sri Lanka's development efforts under the more promising outlook for peace and economic progress.
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Peace process incredibly fast -Vidar Hegelsen

by a special correspondent

Indicating that proposed talks between the government and the LTTE in Thailand would commence by the end of June, Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister said that the peace process is moving ahead incredibly fast.
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Free Trade Agreement with United States proposed

As the peace process moves forward, enhanced opportunities for strengthening the economic relationship between Sri Lanka and the United States, in terms of investment and trade, are being examined in earnest, senior officials of the Bush Administration assured a visiting Sri Lankan delegation at a series of meetings in Washington last week.
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