Singers performing at the Navoda Lanka Trade Fair and Exhibition at the Parliament Grounds on Thursday. Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Human Resources Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku was the chief guest at the event sponsored by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Picture by Ravindra Seneviratne

LTTE obtained govt. licence for radio station

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam obtained a government licence to import equipment and operate a radio station, the office of the government spokesman said yesterday.
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SLMM optimistic of settling HSZ issue

by Ranil Wijayapala

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission is optimistic that a solution can be found for the resettlement of displaced civilians in the High Security Zones though the LTTE has rejected the conditions forwarded by the Army, SLMM spokesman Teitur Torkelsson said.
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President assassination attempt report : Ex-PA spokesman's wife told to appear before CID

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Criminal Investigation Department probing a lead news report in an opposition weekend Sinhala newspaper of an attempt to assassinate President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, directed Tecla Dilrukshi Perera, wife of Sripathy Sooriyarachchi, former PA Government spokesman, to appear before the CID today.
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Drunken driving main cause of road accidents

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Drunken driving has been the main factor for majority of road accidents during this festive season although the overall figure of accidents have declined.
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