Muttiah Muralitharan is greeted by a LTTE policeman after arriving in Muhamalai in the Jaffna peninsula on Saturday. Muralitharan played a friendly cricket match against a Jaffna district side yesterday. REUTERS

Meetings in Kilinochchi, London ahead of Sept 16: Peace moves gather pace

Prime Minister's Secretary Bradman Weerakoon held talks with LTTE political wing chief S.P. Thamilchelvam yesterday as Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Minister Rauff Hakeem flew to London for talks with LTTE Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham.
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Parliament will not be dissolved - President

From Sarath Samaranayake in Kandy

The UNP is now trying to curb Presidential powers having failed to tarnish her image with the vehicles and handbag issues, said President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday.
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Lanka seeks more jobs in Hong Kong

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

Labour and Employment Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe left for Hong Kong last night on a three day tour to explore more opportunities for Sri Lankan migrant workers in the Special Administrative Region.
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President opposes lifting of LTTE ban before talks

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has opposed the lifting of the ban on the LTTE before the commencement of peace talks, and the granting of an interim administration before consensus is reached on core issues.
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