Christine Anderson of UK and Nihara Jayatilleke Ratnam of Sri Lanka, the two women due to embark on a ‘Peace for children’ charity horseback ride to Jaffna set out on a preliminary trot through Colombo city from Independence Square on Sunday. Here they are seen arriving at the Galle Face Green collecting public contributions and donations on the way. The two women will begin their peace mission to Jaffna on May 11. - Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

Former PSD boss spills the beans

by Sarath Malalasekera

Former Director of the President's Security Division (PSD) SP, Nihal Karunaratne in his lengthy statement to the officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday said that it was on the directions of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga that he and several other officers attached to the PSD, who were armed, visited the Cricket Board Headquarters at Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7 on March 28, 1999 while the elections were held for the post of President of the Cricket Board.
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CID names President's former driver

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Criminal Investigation Department investigating the attack on the Editor in Chief of the 'Sunday Leader' Lasantha Wickrematunga, yesterday revealed that the former driver of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was Police Constable Driver 23274 Yapa Bandaralage Sudath Chandana.
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Presidential Commission provisions to be repealed

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi and Ranil Wijayapala

The Government has decided to repeal provisions in the present Constitution which deal with the Special Presidential Commissions, as part of the Government's Constitutional reforms.
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'US willing to enter FTA with Lanka'

by Ranil Wijayapala and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

An overwhelming response has been expressed by the international community towards the peace process with the United States expressing its willingness to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said yesterday.
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Other Stories

• Government will explore possibility of amending Air Lanka deal - PM
  
  
• Opposition issues non-compatible with peace process - GL
  
  
• People in South have great expectations - UNP media spokesman
  
  
• Yet another Tamil killing in London
  
  
• New Chancellor, Jayawardenepura University
  
  
• DIG in bribery net
  
  
• President addresses UN Special General Assembly
  
  
• UNESCO Director-General arrives here tomorrow
  
  
• Minister for Mass Media to attend UNP fund-raiser in London
  
  
• SLFP Gen. Sec. granted personal bail
  
  
• Finance Minister leads delegation to ADB meeting
  
  
• Plantation Unions to meet Employers
  
  
• No finality on A9 bus services
  
  
• El Nino reduces monsoon intensity
  
  
• 'SLRCS' share vital in bringing peace'
  
  
• Damage to corals by large boats
  
  
• Ven. Getamanne Dhammakitti Thera appointed Chief Sanganayake of South
  
  
• Convicted to be used in social welfare activities
  
  
• Poultry farmers to get incentives
  
  
• Bandaranaike Memorial library at Horagolla
  
  
• Team visits war-torn areas to assess needs
  
  
• Reforms in educational administrative system
  
  
• Priority to solve garbage and drainage problems
  
  
• Sphere Project to assist ministry
  
  
• Undergraduate students of Police families get scholarships
  
  
• Quality Vesak cards
  
  
• Importance of improving quality of education stressed
  
  
• Greenlight for feasibility study on Hambantota Port
  
  
• Jaffna development gets priority attention
  
  
• Working Journalists Assn. welcomes decision to repeal Criminal Defamation Law
  

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