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Olympic Bronze medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe and Aruna Pradeep Kumara carry the Olympic flame of the fourteenth Asian Athletic Championship scheduled to be kicked off today. Below: The flame being handed over to Sports Minister Johnston Fernando.
Pictures by Priyantha Hettige

Some opposition MPs to ask for deal : Business leaders call for political compromise

by Kushani Ratnayake and Chandani Jayatilleke

There is growing public opinion that the government and the President should bury the hatchet and work together in the interest of the country and avoid another general election.
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Youth Corps Bill to enhance employability and skills

by Our Parliament Correspondent

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe introducing the Youth Corps Bill to Parliament yesterday observed that the project seeks to equip youth to fill into the future employment market whilst also fostering racial amity.
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SriLankan stance leaves COPE in quandary

by Rodney Martinesz

The financial accounts of over 40 State institutions will not come under the scrutiny of the Committee on Public Enterprise following the position taken yesterday by SriLankan Airlines not to submit itself for investigations by COPE.
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CWE management to be privatised

by Rajmi Manatunga

The management sector of the CWE will be privatised in order to improve efficiency and achieve financial discipline, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake said yesterday.
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East secure - government

The government has explained that security in the Eastern Province has been strengthened in the past month and not weakened, in response to a letter sent to the Minister of Defence by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.
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