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Calls for tough sanctions against terror groups :

UN should rise to challenge of terrorism
 

PRESIDENT Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday appealed to the Nations of the World to sanction terrorist groups that undermine States which respect internationally accepted laws and norms. "The engagement of armed groups for peace should not be done at the expense of the capability for democratic governance of a sovereign State," President Kumaratunga told the '2005 World Summit' or the High Level Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly in New York.

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Govt protests over LTTE 'arrest' of policemen
 

CABINET Spokesman Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva registering the Government's strong objection to the LTTE's detention of three policemen, said the policemen had entered the LTTE areas with bona fide intent to arrest a suspect wanted in connection with a child abuse case.

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Madusha Dassanayake, - Cathay Pacific Airways, the lucky winners on the first two days of the Drive and Fly Promotion, shanaka A. Alles and his wife Debo at left and Wiranjan Peiris and his wife Shamika at right with Ed Higgs, Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives for Cathay Pacific Airways.

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CINEC diversifies into non-maritime training courses
 

THE Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College (CINEC), might not be the first place that comes to one's mind when thinking of land-based vocations, but it is fast becoming one of the leading providers of vocational education in the country.

 

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Captain-coach rift divides Indian cricket team:

Ganguly, Chappell at war
 

GROWING differences between captain Sourav Ganguly and coach Greg Chappell over team composition is creating a growing rift in the Indian camp. The matter boiled over on Thursday in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where under-fire Ganguly told reporters he had been asked to step down as captain on the eve of the ongoing first Test due to his poor batting form, media reports said.

  

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President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga speaks during the 2005 World Summit at the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. More than 160 Presidents, Prime Ministers and monarchs are attending the three-day summit. AFP


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