President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga placing floral tributes at the Bandaranaike Samadhi in Horagolla yesterday at the S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike Commemoration Day. MP Anura Bandaranaike and Sunethra Bandaranaike were also present Picture by Dudley Wickremasinghe

Peace talks catalyst for rapid growth - Prof. G.L. Peiris

Sri Lanka is ready to press on with the initiative gained at the highly successful preliminary round of peace talks in Thailand by converting this into material resources for the country's future development strategy, Cabinet Spokesman Prof. G.L.Peiris told the weekly Cabinet press briefing yesterday.
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PM calls for more Alumni involvement in university development

By Ananda Kannangara

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a large gathering at the Colombo University last evening appealed to the University authorities to nominate at least one member of the Alumni Association to the University Council in order to carry out future development activities.
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Warning on counterfeit tickets: Desperate fans stumped by forgers

by Tharika Goonathilake

Cricket crazy Lankans desperate to obtain last minute tickets for today's game between Australia and Sri Lanka could find themselves on a bad wicket if they buy counterfeits in the black market.
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