LTTE
defence line falls in Vakarai region
The ongoing operations in the Eastern theatre
are aimed at bringing Vakarai region under government control.
The government intends to neutralize LTTE units, particularly
their long range weapons deployed in the area and deny them easy
access to the sea front.
A
demonstration, demanding a wage increase for plantation
workers, was held opposite the Colomob Fort Railway
Station yesterday (13), with several trade union
leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition, Colombo
Municipal Council Vasudeva Nanayakkara participating.
Vasudeva Nanayakkara discussing the arrangements, of the
demonstration, with ASP Premalal Ranagala before the
start.
Pic by Kamal
Bogoda
NEWS
Sacking
of Vittachchi Court restrains Harry J
Colombo District Court judge Aruna Ranasinghe
yesterday issued an order against Harry Jayawardene restraining
the dismissal of V.P. Vittachchi from his post of Chairman of
Stassen Exports.
Plantation
strike continues, no solution brewing
The Plantation workers strike entered the 10th
day yesterday with no solution in sight and intervention by the
Labour Minister Athauda Seneviratne failed to resolve the crisis
Canada-based LTTE leader faces deportation With the grief of losing their young son still
fresh, the family of a boy who drowned in a partially frozen
Scarborough pond is facing the prospect of being deported to Sri
Lanka.
Observations
on the Majority Report
The majority report signed by 11 of the 18 in
the Expert Panel starts by outlining their understanding of
the national question. The first clause states: "The crisis in
the Sri Lankan polity has arisen because, although the country
is multi-ethnic and multi-religious,
New
Legislation to expedite Civil Appeals
Several leading Queen’s Counsel and
Solicitors who are Partners of the Law Firms were enlisted to
prepare and finalise those reforms. In Sri Lanka too there
were proposals to prepare a new Company law since 1994. After
the new Government was formed the BASL Law Committee met the
Hon. Minister of Trade and Commerce and made representations
to expedite it.
Colombo
Port’s operations at a low ebb Colombo Port which is a key harbour in the
region is expected to lose its status in the near future due to
inefficiency in operations and other related problems followed
by external developments seen at the ASEAN countries.
A mega foreigner to foreigner deal in DFCC
involving a sale of nearly 6.5 million shares at Rs.168 boosted
turnover on the Colombo Stock Exchange to nearly Rs.1.4 billion
yesterday, up sharply from the previous day’s Rs.234.2 million
although the downward plunge of both the All Share and the
Milanka price indices continued.
SL batsmen look to Aravinda
for inspiration After a disastrous batting performance in the
first Test Match against New Zealand in Christchurch, Sri
Lanka's top order will look up to their former team-mate
Aravinda de Silva, who entered the record books by hammering a
sensational 267 in 1991 here in New Zealand.
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With the grief of losing their young son still
fresh, the family of a boy who drowned in a partially frozen
Scarborough pond is facing the prospect of being deported to Sri
Lanka.
Colombo Port which is a key harbour in the
region is expected to lose its status in the near future due to
inefficiency in operations and other related problems followed
by external developments seen at the ASEAN countries. 
After a disastrous batting performance in the
first Test Match against New Zealand in Christchurch, Sri
Lanka's top order will look up to their former team-mate
Aravinda de Silva, who entered the record books by hammering a
sensational 267 in 1991 here in New Zealand. 
