Welcome to Maldives The National Carrier SriLankan Airlines celebrated 100 years of global civil aviation by hosting 54 schoolchildren on a one day trip to the Maldives on Saturday. They were selected on the basis of a quiz competition where six students from each of the nine Provinces were picked. Here, they are being greeted on disembarkation at the Male Airport. Pic by Saman Mendis

Major drive to foster industrial harmony

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Government will shortly engage in a multi-pronged drive to foster industrial harmony through the creation of a forum for industrial facilitation, lifting ailing industries and the mediation in industrial disputes and the creation of employment opportunities.
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Lanka proposes preferential trade agreement aimed at tariff reductions

by Rajmi Manatunga

 A Preferential Trade Agreement aimed at achieving remarkable tariff reductions in trade around the Indian Ocean is to be concluded shortly between 18 states of the Asia Pacific region including Sri Lanka.
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Don't enter Wan Ela camp, SLMM advises Sihala Urumaya

by Ranil Wijayapala

Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Deputy Chief Hagrup Haukland yesterday came down hard on the Sihala Urumaya's decision to visit the controversial Wan Ela camp terming this as a "provocative act" by a third party.
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Other Stories

• 20% surcharge on imports will not be eliminated by 2003, says Central Bank
  
  
• Farmers company for seed paddy centre set up
  
  
• Police central welfare centre opened
  
  
• World Food Day is October 16
  
  
• Lanka elected to UNESCO's Executive Board
  
  

• M. K. Ranjith murder: Special CCD team to arrest army deserter
  
  

• Promotions and arrears for 140,000 teachers
  
  

• Golden Jubilee of Very Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Fernando of Chilaw diocese
  
  

• Supreme Court dismisses rights plea
  
  

• Tractor runs over mechanic
  

• Need for sign language dictionary for deaf community stressed
  

• News in brief

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