Reginald Cooray re-appointed WP Chief Minister

Reginald Cooray took his oaths as Chief Minister before the Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana at 12.26 pm yesterday. The United National Party which once opposed Reginald Cooray as Chief Minister of the Western Province has expressed their confidence and extended support to him to continue to work as the Chief Minister.

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A rare humanitarian

The sudden demise of Vajira Pelpita, a noble human being with religious devotion rarely seen even in a well disciplined patriarch of the Maha Sangha, with a rare humanitarianism inherent in a Marxist revolutionary socialist is a great loss. He had a talent in letters as a multi-linguist and a poetic acumen that placed him on par with the erudite poets of the Colombo era.

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Minister Piyasena Gamage, hands over a copy of the MoU to Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber S. Samarajeewa.

BUSINESS

Dialog IPO gets good response

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) by Dialog Telekom is likely to be oversubscribed, even though it's expected to be priced at the top end of the indicative range, given the Buoyant Sri Lankan Stock Market, the dearth of IPOs, and the company's strong growth outlook.

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Venus Williams of the US rests on her knee after a point with Lindsay Davenport.

SPORTS

Windies contracts controversy: Board denies using pressure tactics

The West Indies board has denied the allegation that it pressurised or threatened any of the players to sign the contracts to play for the national team in the series against Sri Lanka.

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The new Western Province Chief Minister Reginald Cooray taking his oaths before Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana. Picture by Roshan Pitipana


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