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Thursday, April 17,  2008
      Editorial:Playing with fire a dangerous sport
President Mahinda Rajapaksa was to chair a high level conference yesterday evening to discuss ways and means of converting the food production drive into a war against scarcity. This is in the backdrop of soaring food prices in the world market and warnings from international organizations that soon many a country could face famine if immediate steps were not taken to step up food production, Trade, Consumer and Cooperative Affairs Minister Bandula Gunwardena said yesterday.

To mark the traditional oil anointing ceremony that follows the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, at the auspicious time of 7.42 am yesterday the Gangaramaya tusker was anointed with oil by the chief monk Ven. Galaboda Gnaneeswara Thero. All over the country chief monks of temples anointed oil on those who went to temples for worship. (Photo-Nishan S. Priyantha)


Remanded JVP MP seeks no position
The Janatha Vimukti Peramuna is a political party that totally depends on the assistance of the public and it represents the interests of the people, JVP Trincomalee District parliamentarian Jayantha Wijesekara told The Island

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