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Many schools in the North have reopened after the Army vacated them under the Ceasefire Agreement. Here a primary grader is accompanied to his school in Vavuniya by his grandmother. Picture by Ravindra Seneviratne

Peace talks team for Thailand finalised: Government lifts LTTE proscription

by Ravi Ladduwahetty and Manjula Fernando

The Government lifted the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with effect from midnight yesterday.
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IMF praises UNF government's economic management : US$ 64m under Stand-by Agreement

The International Monetary Fund has approved the release of US$ 64 million to Sri Lanka, being the third tranche under the Stand-by Agreement.
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Mahanayake Theras pledge support to peace process

From Oliver Silva and Asela Kuruluwansa in Kandy

The Ven. Mahanayake Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters yesterday pledged their support and blessings to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to achieve success in the peace process.
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230,000 estate children employed as domestic aides

by A.H.M. Farook

A staggering of 230,000 children from plantations are employed as domestic servants throughout Sri Lanka, except in the North/East, a non-governmental organisation claims.
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