The presentation of the Act of Appointment to the Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Maha Nayaka Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Ridee Viharaya, as the 26th Maha Nayaka of the Malwatta Chapter of the Shyamopali Maha Nikaya, took place at the historical Magul Maduwa of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy under the Auspices of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. In the picture President Kumaratunga paying homage to the Maha Nayaka Thera after presenting the “Sannasa” relating to the new appointment. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara are also in the picture. Picture by Dudley Wickramasinghe

EU puts LTTE on the mat

The European Union yesterday severely condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for continuing to engage in political killings, abductions and recruitment of children for its ranks.
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Malwatte Mahanayaka Thera committed towards protection of Buddhist values - President

by Ranil Wijayapala in Kandy

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday that the Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatte Chapter was committed towards taking the lead in the protection of Buddhist values and ethics which has come under increasing strain in the face of the globalisation phenomenon.
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Entire country should come to consensus to solve present crisis - Malwatte Maha Nayaka Thera

From Ranil Wijayapala in Kandy

The entire country including Buddhists should come to a consensus to formulate a programme to solve the present crisis in the country, Most. Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Thera, the Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatte Chapter said yesterday.
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