Popular singing duo Bhathiya and Santhush perform at the ‘‘Golden Clef” Music Awards 2002 held at the BMICH yesterday. The Golden Clef Awards was sponsored by the Sunday Observer. Bottom, Promising Singer of the Year Nemanthi Peiris with her award.

Canadian and Norwegian Foreign Ministers have next week

Intense preparations for next round of peace talks

by Ranil Wijayapala and Rajmi Manatunga

The Government and the LTTE are in intense preparation for the sixth round of peace talks in Hakone Japan which will focus on four major issues with several high profile figures set to arrive in the country next week for discussions with both parties ahead of the talks.
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Navy to defuse tension between Indian, Lankan fishermen

by Ranil Wijayapala

In the wake of increasing disputes between the Sri Lankan fishermen and Indian fishermen encroaching the Sri Lankan territorial waters in the Northern seas the Defence Ministry has given special orders to the Navy to defuse this situation amicably.
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CA issues notice on all respondents

by Kumar Wethasinghe

The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered the issue of notices to all respondents returnable on March 31, when a writ application challenging the import of equipment and the issue of a broadcasting license to the LTTE peace secretariat came up before Justice K. Siriapavan.
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• 'Silk Route' book launched
  
  

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