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New Tourism Law in House

Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike will present the new Tourism Law in Parliament today. This Bill was initiated by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in 1994 and substantial work had been done by the PA and subsequent UNP Governments.

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Ensure violence free poll, Police told

Every effort should be made to enforce election laws to ensure an election free of violence during the run up to the poll and after the elections, Public Security, Law and Order Ministry Secretary Tilak Ranaviraja told Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando and senior DIGs.

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The Best Corporate Citizen Award 2005 was held last week under the patronage of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at the Colombo Plaza last week. Here (fourth from right) Hayleys Chairman Rajan Yatawara with the best corporate citizen award, JKH became the 1st runner up and its Chairman Vivendra Lintotawela (extreme right) and Slimline (Pvt) Ltd became the second runner up at the event and its President Joint Consultation Workers Council Slimline S. Sanjivani with the award (fifth from right). Picture by Wimal Karunathilaka.

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Government to construct highway linking Negombo and Trincomalee - Amunugama

The Government is to construct a highway linking Negombo and Trincomalee soon said Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Sarath Amunugama at the inauguration of the Buyers-Sellers meet and SME fair of the construction industry at BMICH last week.

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The jubilant Australian team with the ICC trophy. (Pix from Herbert Perera in Sydney, Australia).

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Aussies triumph, but Super Series future uncertain

The poor performance by the ICC World XI cricketers produced serious doubt of the Super Series concept after the Australians completed the annihilation scoring a remarkable 210-run victory with over two days to spare in the inaugural Johnnie Walker six-day Super Test.  

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UPFA Presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse with SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena at the Polonnaruwa meeting on Sunday.

UNP Presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe with SLMC Leader Rauf Hakeem at a campaign meeting.


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