Today, the world celebrates the Universal Children’s Day and the Elders’ day. We have all been children once. Carefree and jovial, they are the happiest days of our lives. But the passage of time is unstoppable. With better medical care and economic prosperity, more and more people are surpassing the average life expectancy. Children and elders - the world will indeed be colourless without them. Picture by Dudley Wickremasinghe.

Peace process sparks economic recovery

by Channa Kasturisinghe

Sri Lanka's economy is showing signs of recovery with a 2.5 per cent growth in the Gross Domestic Product during the second quarter of this year.
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Peace, reforms spurred Lanka's prospects, Choksy tells WB, IMF

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

Economic prospects for Sri Lanka have improved considerably with the peace process and the strengthening of the Government's economic reforms, Finance Minister K.N. Choksy told the Joint Annual Meetings of the Executive Boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Sunday.
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Annan to visit Sri Lanka

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's senior aide, Iqbal Riza, assured a Sri Lankan delegation last week that the UN chief will give serious consideration to an invitation to visit Sri Lanka.
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Protest against Upper Kotmale power project

From P. Rajaratnam in Nuwara Eliya

A protest urging the Government to stop the proposed Upper Kotmale Project was held at the Dravida Maha Vidyalaya, Talawakelle on Sunday afternoon.
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• More UN assistance for countries emerging out of conflict
  
  
• Ticket touts shown the door at Pinnawela
  
  
• International Elders Day: Four Golden Awards to Senior Citizens
  
  
• Over 1,700 problems sorted out at mobile service
  
  
• Sole aim to uplift conditions of fisherfolk- Minister Wijesekera
  
  
• UNIDO aid for S&M enterprises in South
  
  
• Solve travel problem urge commuters

• Murder case committed to High Court
  
  
• Residents benefited with road system
  
  
• World Postal Day programme to be launched in Kalutara
  
  
• Success vocational training centre opened
  
  
• Massive home garden project to uplift rural economy
  
  
• 'If not for the Panadura Vadaya Col. Olcott may not have come to Lanka'
  
  
• Awareness campaign on children's rights

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