The rusty old pedal car and the two little girls gazing pensively into the distance at Sarasalai in Jaffna symbolize the state of life in the Northern Peninsula. The past is battered by war and dysfunctional. The future mostly uncertain but lit by a glimmer of hope. All the high level discussions and negotiations that are imminent between the leaders of the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam may not interest these little ones right now. But the success of the negotiations will determine their future as well as those of their brothers and sisters throughout the country. (Picture and story by Ravindra Seneviratne)

Migrant workers duped by middlemen : Lanka losing Rs. 40 b of expat earnings per year

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

Sri Lanka is losing over Rs. 40 billion annually from its expatriate earnings which are funnelled to Swiss bank accounts of unscrupulous middlemen.
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"What provides stability is consensus"-President

The Presidential Secretariat in a statement released yesterday has dismissed as ludicrous the government's argument that political stability requires a reduction in the powers of the executive president.
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Talks on Northern development continue

by Ranga Jayasuriya

Peace Secretariat Chief Ambassador Bernard Gunatillake yesterday held another round of talks with LTTE Political Wing Leader S.P. Thamilchelvam on the reconstruction and development of the North-East.
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Lanka seeks $500 m for war-shattered North

By Scott McDonald

COLOMBO, Monday (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will appeal to international donors for much of the $500 million it needs over the next five years to rebuild its war-shattered North, Minister Jayalath Jayawardena said on Monday.
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