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Norwegian PM agrees to President's request: Norway ready to resume peace role Oslo, Friday, (Reuters) Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
said he had agreed to a request by Sri Lankan President Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga for Oslo to resume its facilitatory role in the
peace process. "I said that Norway was willing to comply, on
condition that the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) also ask us to
play a role," Bondevik said in a statement after President
Kumaratunga telephoned him late on Thursday. Wayamba PC polls today by Manjula Fernando, Bharatha Malawaraarachchi and Ariyaratne Ganegoda The Wayamba Provincial Council poll, in which 1,539,539 voters are
eligible to cast their ballots, will be held today. They will go to 1,204
polling booths to elect 50 members for the North Western (Wayamba)
Provincial Council. People are questioning morality of JHU, says Ashraff Congress People are questioning the morality and attitude of the Jathika Hela
Urumaya (JHU) in voting with UNF contrary to expectations placed on them
by the majority of voters, notwithstanding the fact that Tamil National
Alliance (TNA) has apparently voted with the UNP on the LTTE's
instructions, states the Ashraff Congress. Constitutional Reforms Advisory Committee meets The Constitutional Reforms Advisory Committee appointed by President
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga met at the Presidential Secretariat
yesterday. Janadasa Peiris new Lake House Chairman United People's Freedom Alliance National list MP Janadasa Peiris
resigned at the request of the party yesterday and has been appointed the
new Chairman of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., with immediate
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