President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga addressing Heads of State Media Institutions and Members of the Presidential Task Force on Free Media at the President’s House on Monday. Secretary, Ministry of Mass Communication Tilak Ranaviraja and Director General Presidential Media Unit Janadasa Peiris were also present. - Picture by Sudath Malaweera

Ven. Soma Thera's cremation today

by Chamikara Weerasinghe

The remains of Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thera, lying at the Sri Vajiragnana Dharmayatana, Maharagama for public respect, will leave the Dharmayatana for Independence Square today at 12 noon for cremation.
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Mundo: Force landing on

by a staff reporter

A local company has resumed unloading a large consignment of Liquid Petroleum Gas at the Southern harbour in violation of prescribed international maritime and port safety regulations.
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Media Training Institute mooted

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has directed heads of State Media Institutions and members of the Presidential Task Force on free media to formulate a plan for the setting up of a fully equipped Media Training Institute to produce a professionally qualified group of journalists for the country.
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Defence portfolio fattens

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has promulgated a gazette notification dated 19.12.2003 proclaiming the "takeover" of several institutes and subjects hitherto have been under the purview of the Interior Ministry into the fold of the Ministry of Defence.
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