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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
      Editorial:Taedium vitae of the Saffrons

Angry MR refuses
to bow down to JHU

Hints Champika’s may quit,
if he so wishes

An angry President yesterday warned Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka not to hinder his efforts to implement 13th Amendment to the Constitution and guarantee devolution of power to the provinces. Now that a 30-year war had been brought to an end, the aspirations of the people of the North and East should be met, he told a group of government ministers at Temple Trees yesterday, according to highly placed sources.

Referring to Ranawaka’s threat to quit his government over the proposed full implementation of the 13th Amendment...

‘Bow-wow, The grounds are fit for play’

A police commando walks a sniffer dog to check the ground prior to the start of the second day’s play of a three-day practice match between Pakistan and a Sri Lankan Cricket XI in Colombo yesterday (30) .
(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)


EP CM to give priority to education
Education in all forms would be his priority since the common man looked forward for development of education, Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan said.

Prasanna says 13th Amendment must be implemented
Western Province Chief Minster Prasanna Ranatunga dismissing the Jathika Hela Urumaya threat of pulling out of the Government if the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is implemented, said that this was an Amendment passed by Parliament and legally valid and had to be implemented.

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