The fire at the Bata factory on Thursday night.  Picture by Thushara Fernando

Mahinda Rajapakse meets Tony Blair in Athens:

British PM commends Govt's genuine peace efforts

Dinesh Weerawansa reporting from Greece

British Prime Minister Tony Blair commended the genuine efforts made by the Sri Lankan Government to go ahead with the peace process and promised their fullest support to find a peaceful solution to the island's ethnic conflict.
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President to meet CPC trade unions to settle dispute

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will meet Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Trade Union leaders on Tuesday to discuss the trade union dispute in the presence of Power and Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha who is away from the country.
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Police say Bata fire sabotage

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya

The fire that broke out at the Ratmalana Bata warehouse on Thursday night was caused by sabotage, Mount Lavinia Police said yesterday.
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• Prof. Warnapala leads Lankan delegation to NAM parley

• Ceremonies to mark Ven. Bellanwila Sri Somaratana Nayake Thera's 20th death anniversary

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