Thursday 30th September, 2004
 
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‘Don, that’ll be done!’
Former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose campaign against the ruling UPFA is said to be gathering momentum, drives a point home at a meeting of UNP heavyweights at Prof. G. L. Peiris’ electorate, Moratuwa on Tuesday.
Picture by U. K. Abeyratne

President Kumaratunga shakes hands with a differently-abled girl at the South Asia Regional Mid-Term Review of ‘The Yokohama Global Commitment 2001’ at the Taj Samudra.
Pic. by Chandrasiri Weerasinghe.

 NAC: Govt. in ‘catch 22’ situation
The government is in a dilemma over the outright rejection of its proposal to establish a National Advisory Council on Peace and Reconciliation to facilitate the stalled peace process.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga planned to inaugurate the Council on Monday (4) with the participation of all political parties represented in parliament.
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New unit at K'bowila to handle rabies cases
A special unit has been set up at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital (KTH) to treat people affected with rabies, a spokesman for the hospital said yesterday and added that formerly there were 50 to 60 patients visiting the Hospital for anti-rabies treatment per month.
 
 
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    FEATURES

  • Double-talk: the real McCoy
    The Island and the Daily Mirror of Thursday, 23rd September carried the same report of President Kumaratunga’s press conference at UN HQs - not surprising, because they draw on the same referral source of a Presidential Secretariat press release. The report attributes some extraordinary statements to her, which I set down below in some meaningful sequence.

  • Women Across Globe See Impact of Cairo Pact
    H    undreds of health care advocates from around the world gathered in London last week to celebrate the midway point of a two-decade journey to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services by 2015. But hurdles in their path cast a shadow over the meeting, leaving participants with mixed feelings as they departed from the three-day conference.

    BUSINESS
  • Only two of twenty sectors on Stock Exchange appreciate
    Only two of twenty sectors on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), registered any gains yesterday with both turnover and indices dipping.

    The sectors that appreciated were Manufacturing and Investment Trust price indexes up to 710.54 and 6654.84 from the previous 706.68 and 6606.01 respectively.
     

  • Asian economies feel heat as oil prices stay above 50 dollars Singapore - Oil stayed above 50 dollars a barrel Wednesday as jittery stock markets fell and economists warned the record prices could sharply cut Asia’s economic growth, slash investments and fuel inflation.

    They said high oil prices are here to stay as supply comes under relentless pressure from surging global demand, especially in China, and wide-ranging threats of disruption.
    SPORTS

  • Hurricane Ivan catalyst for Windies victory
    The West Indies were given a noisy welcome when they arrived in Barbados following their victory over England in the ICC Champions Trophy final.
    Caribbean cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers was among the dignitaries present to congratulate captain Brian Lara and his team.
     

  • Montgomery faces life ban
    World 100 metres record holder Tim Montgomery will learn next week the date for his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a possible life ban for doping.

LAHORE PAKISTAN : Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer (R) and team bowlers Shoaib Akhtar (L) and Abdul Razzaq (2 R) take part in a practice session at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, 28 September 2004. Pakistan faces Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in a tri-series one-day tournament between September 30 and October 16. (AFP)

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