Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe opened the Biennial Conference of the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) at the Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo yesterday. Here the Prime Minister being greeted on arrival by CPU Executive Director Lindsay Ross and CPU Executive Committee Chairman Vyvyan Harmsworth. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

Country cannot afford to go back to war : Negotiations the only option - President

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday reiterated that Sri Lanka has no option other than continuing the ongoing negotiating process with the LTTE, since the country cannot afford to go back to war.
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Laws for greater media freedom soon - PM

The government will shortly implement laws and other measures that will lead to greater media freedom, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.
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PM to open India Today Conclave

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will deliver the keynote address to declare open the India Today Conclave which will be held in New Delhi from February 28 to March 2, official sources told the Daily News yesterday.
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Labels on GM foods made compulsory

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Regulations have been finalised by the Health Ministry to monitor and control the import of Genetically Modified food. This will be gazetted shortly.
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