Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday, before their meeting at the UN headquarters in New York. AFP Picture

Willing to settle for regional autonomy: LTTE renounces demand for Eelam

Rodney Martinesz reporting from Thailand

LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham paid tribute to the dedication shown by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe towards achieving lasting peace in the country.
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'Peace process will be a success'

Sarath Samaranayake reporting from Teldeniya

There are signs that peace process will be successful and the people are yearning for the dawn of peace, Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakhkhitha Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter said yesterday.
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PM meets Christina Rocca

Assistant Secretary Christina Rocca held discussions with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in New York on the current political and economic situation of Sri Lanka.
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Judge cancels order to seal Ratwattes CD vaults

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Priyantha Fernando yesterday cancelled the order made by him on August 29 to seal two vaults-1008 and 278- at a private bank containing Certificates of Deposits, belonging to former Deputy Defence Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte and his wife Ramani. t of the CDs to Court.
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