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SLMM rejects LTTE request Elections chief rules no polling in LTTE areas by Ranil Wijayapala Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake yesterday dismissed a
suggestion by the LTTE that elections be held in the LTTE controlled areas
in the North East, on the grounds that uniformed Policemen or Security
Forces personnel cannot enter those areas under the Ceasefire Agreement. Jayalath J. in alleged multi million rupee fraud by Sapumalie Samudradevi A probe by the Presidential Investigation Unit has allegedly revealed a
massive fraud behind the shifting of the Ministry of Rehabilitation,
Re-settlement and Refugees Affairs from its present location in the World
Trade Centre, Fort, to another private building at a monthly rental of
Rs.1.5 million. PM calls for mandate to lead peace process by Ariyaratne Ganegoda and Kurunegala District Special Sunil S. Pellandeniya Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called for a mandate to
lead the peace process to a successful end and improve the country's
economy. "Only the UNF has a workable plan for a negotiated
settlement," he said, while expressing fears that a renewed war is
imminent in case of the Freedom Alliance victory given its
"contradictory views" on the peace process. Ulterior motive in PM’s attempt to frighten people - Anura Bandaranaike There is a devious motive behind UNP Leader Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe's attempt to frighten people that there will be a return to
war if the UNP was not brought into power at the next General Election,
states Presidential Senior Advisor Anura Bandaranaike. Other Stories
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