The National Fisheries Day celebrations were held at the Sugathadasa Stadium under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday. Here the Premier speaks to former Fisheries Minister Indika Gunawardana who received a memento for his services to the uplift of the fishing industry. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

Balakumar for Joint Task Force : Prabhakaran, Balasingham discuss core issues

by Ranga Jayasuriya

LTTE Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham now in the Vanni yesterday discussed North-East rehabilitation and reconstruction with a European Union delegation.
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Ministers opt for polls

by Chatura Vidyaratne

The Cabinet of Ministers have agreed to go for a General Election if the Supreme Court recommends a referendum to implement the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, political sources said yesterday.
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Police curfew in Akkaraipattu following abduction

by Trincomalee and Addalaichenai special correspondents

A Police curfew was declared yesterday in the Akkaraipattu Police division as tension ran high in the area following the abduction of a Muslim youth the previous day.
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Rubber Corp. fraud suspects granted bail

The Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Priyantha Fernando yesterday granted bail for the three suspects who had been remanded in the massive fraud at the Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing and Export Corporation.
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