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Sweden asks Tigers to seek peace

THE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who are in Europe seeking a bigger share of tsunami aid were asked by donor nation Sweden on Tuesday to get back to the negotiating table and take action to avoid recruiting child soldiers.

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Saudi Arabia to invest in Lankan tourism sector

Visiting Saudi Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Abdulaziz Alsaud yesterday assured President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga that Saudi Arabia was committed to assist Sri Lanka's reconstruction programme in the long term and also make substantial investments in the tourism sector.

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Kadirgamar calls on donors to set up tsunami reconstruction maintenance fund

Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has called on all donor agencies engaged in tsunami reconstruction work in Sri Lanka to set up a special "maintenance fund" to ensure the work does not fall apart due to want of funds.

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BUSINESS

Records 13% increase in January : Exports poised for strong performance

Despite the huge damage caused by the tsunami to the economy, the country's export sector is showing signs of stronger performance during this year. The export figures of January recorded a 13% increase to Rs. 47.8 billion, surpassing the figures of the corresponding period of the last year of Rs. 42.3 billion in 2004.

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Dravid hits century while Tendulkar tops 10,000 runs

CALCUTTA, India, Wednesday (Reuters) India's Sachin Tendulkar became only the fifth batsman to complete 10,000 test runs and Rahul Dravid struck his 19th hundred on the first day of the second test against Pakistan on Wednesday.

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President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga greets Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Abdulaziz Alsaud, a member of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family and Chairman of Kingdom Holdings Company, at the President’s House yesterday.


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Sweden asks Tigers to seek peace

Saudi Arabia to invest in Lankan tourism sector

Kadirgamar calls on donors to set up tsunami reconstruction maintenance fund

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Education Ministry initiates key programs

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Vietnamese Buddhists to help build houses for tsunami victims

Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning Center: First meeting concludes in Paris

Kadirgamar assures full cooperation : UK keen on faster repatriation of failed asylum seekers

Indian Naval floating dock departs from Colombo

Arrest warrant issued on 'Formentera'

U.S. Diplomatic security officers honour Sri Lankan security guard killed in terrorist attack

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News in brief

BUSINESS

Records 13% increase in January : Exports poised for strong performance

SPORTS

Dravid hits century while Tendulkar tops 10,000 runs

JVP will not leave Government - Somawansa Amarasinghe

LTTE Wanni faction plot bared