A micro car and van produced by Micro Cars Ltd, the first Sri Lankan company to design, develop and manufacture a Sri Lankan car were presented to the Colombo Municipal Council at a ceremony near the Colombo Town Hall yesterday.Below  Dr. Lawrence Perera, Chairman/CEO Micro Cars Ltd handing over the keys and the relevant documents of the two vehicles to Colombo’s Mayor Prasanna Gunawardena. Deputy Mayor Azath Salley and Municipal Commissioner Jayantha Liyanage are also in the picture. (Picture by Saman Sri Wedage)

Govt mulls referendum on peace process

by Nadira Gunatilleke and Kushani Ratnayake

The Government will consider holding a referendum on the future of the peace process in response to requests by civil society, Cabinet spokesman Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris said yesterday.
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President appreciates World Bank's confidence in Sri Lanka

The Presidential Secretariat in a media release yesterday appreciated the World Bank's sustained confidence in Sri Lanka and expressed the President's pleasure particularly to note that the World Bank has pledged a sum of $800 million for Sri Lanka's development targets.The media release also made reference to the World Bank grant of a loan of 850 million US dollars in 1995, which in today's terms amounts to 80 billion rupees.
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SARS virus tracked down by Lankan doctor

by Edward Arambewela

The deadly pneumonia virus SARS, which is now terrifying Asia and the world has been identified by a Sri Lankan doctor Dr. Malik Peiris, a graduate of the Peradeniya Medical Faculty.
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US forces approach Baghdad, gear for airport fight

NEAR BAGHDAD, Thursday (Reuters) U.S. armoured units thrust forward virtually unopposed on Thursday to just 10 km (six miles) from the edge of Baghdad and were preparing to seize the city's airport, U.S. officers said.
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Other Stories

• Gunadasa Kapuge dies

• Moods of India on April 5

• US Air Force General to visit Lanka

• Coroner reserves verdict into Gunadasa Kapuge's death

• Regional industrialisation to bring in investments

• Industrial Technology Institute opens metrology laboratory

• TUs protest over Management Co's leasing estates

• Udatalawinna Mass Murder Case : Bail for Ratwatte refused again

• Increase in crime due to drug meance - IGP

• GMOA calls off token strike

• Diriya Kanthavo begins today

• Services of migrant workers commended
  
  
• Anagarika Dharmapala Trust case : Enjoining order restraining respondents extended
  
  
• Aircraft parts found in building
  
  
• US EPA to Support Lanka's environmental activities
  
  
• All steps taken to evacuate Mideast workers - Bureau consultant

• News in brief

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