Govt. rules out CFA, talks

KOTTE: The Government will not enter into a CFA or talks with the LTTE at this juncture unless it was prepared to lay down arms, Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday.

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Special tribunal in India extends ban on LTTE by two years

NEW DELHI: A special tribunal headed by a Delhi High Court judge yesterday upheld the Centre’s notification for extending the ban on LTTE for another two years.

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Actual situation in North

Lankan artistes to reach out to Indian counterparts

Colombo- The fraternity of Sri Lanka artistes have decided to stage a peaceful demonstration and also send an open letter to the Indian Government and protesting South Indian artistes explaining the real situation behind the military operations in Northern Sri Lanka.

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Negotiating with banks to mitigate losses:

CPC to restructure hedging

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will restructure the hedging arrangements with all banks that have entered into hedging arrangements to mitigate losses arising from lower crude oil prices in the global market, its Chairman Asantha de Mel said.

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