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Record price for rubber

Six thousand kgs of latex crepe rubber manufactured at Rambukkanda Estate Ratnapura which is managed by Balangoda Plantations Ltd (a member of the Stassen Group of Companies) fetched an all-time-high price of Rs.102 per kg at yesterday's public auction. This line was purchased by Almar Trading Co. (Pte) Ltd, a leading exporter of natural rubber. The broker for the sale was M/s H.W.J. Dias and Bros (Pvt) Ltd.

NIC counter for O/L students

A special National Identity Cards distribution counter for the benefit of students sitting for the GCE (OL) examination next month will be kept open at the Dept. for Registration of Persons (DRP) Head Office, Keppettipola Mawatha, Colombo beginning from November 27 to December 2. The counter is open from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.

"School candidates who have not yet obtained National Identity Cards (NICs) could obtain them directly from this counter by producing necessary documents including a letter from the head of the school", Commissioner, Dept. for Registration of Persons Wijaya Ranasinghe told the Daily News yesterday.

Private candidates should forward the copies of the receipts received from the Gramaseva Niladaris to obtain their NICs.

Disabled Ex-Servicemen want inquiry into sabotage

The Association of Disabled Ex-Servicemen request the Government to hold an impartial inquiry into the sabotage of the Association's annual general meeting on November 17 at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre allegedly by Sihala Urumaya supporters.

Association president Asoka Dayaratna told a news conference yesterday that they will take legal action against Shantha Jayatilleke a Sihala Urumaya candidate at the last general elections, for disrupting their annual general meeting.

Dayaratna also accused Fort Police for their inability to control protestors at the AGM. "Fort Police did not act impartially and supported protesters as they had the backing of a retired police officer who is a member of Sihala Urumaya", he added.

The Government should hold an impartial inquiry into the acts of the Sihala Urumaya as they are trying to create a war situation again.

Dayaratna said their organisation will take legal action against police too. He said the association could not launch its web-site and the paper due to the disruption at the annual general meeting by the Sihala Urumaya backed protest.

5th murder in 5 weeks : Retired teacher, domestic killed

A gang entered a house and brutally killed the house owner, a retired teacher (60) and her domestic (50) and had escaped with some valuable jewellery and cash. The incident took place at Mahahena junction between Warakapola and Kegalle on the Colombo-Kandy highway.

The retired teacher was strangled to death with a piece of wire and the domestic was strangled with a strap of cloth.

Although several days have passed since the murder took place the police have made no arrests. Warakapola police said investigations are proceeding.

This is reported to be the fifth murder to have taken place in the particular locality within the course of the last five weeks.

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