Tigers must abandon arms, enter democracy for talks

New York: The Government will only be ready to talk to the LTTE when it is ready to commit itself to decommissioning its illicit weapons and dismantling of its military capability, and return to the democratic fold, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the UN General Assembly yesterday.

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President first world leader to address UN in Tamil

New York: President Mahinda Rajapaksa created history yesterday at the United Nations by addressing the General Assembly briefly in Tamil. This is the first time that any world leader has spoken to the world body in Tamil.

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President Wijetunga’s funeral today under State patronage

KANDY: The funeral of former President D.B. Wijetunga will be held today at 3.00 p.m. at the Kandy Municipal Grounds in Getambe under State patronage.

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Chevron warns of grey market

The grey market in the Sri Lankan lubricants industry is growing rapidly and it will impact badly on the industry Managing Director of Chevron Lubricants Lanka Kishu Gomes said yesterday.

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