President prepared to go-ahead with Joint Mechanism despite pressure from some quarters

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said that she was prepared to go ahead with the "joint mechanism" if the majority of the people of this country wanted it.

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Ranil hit by lumps of confetti as he launches his presidential campaign

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is heading for a torrid time with his campaign to win the next presidential election, states the Asian Tribune in a report filed by its Colombo correspondent yesterday.

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