• Scope for third party mediation,but Britain will not ‘gate crash’
  - Fatchett
• Prabhakaran, Pottu Amman and six others to be tried in absentia
• Budget proposal copies fly in House !
• Airlanka flight delays British minister by over 21 hours
• No-faith motion mooted for alleged corrupt Matale PA politico
• Postal rates go up from Dec 1
• Low pressure cause of deluge
• July strikers to fast-unto-death

• ICRC to gethering opinions from those affected by war
• Leave to proceed granted in Mahanama Tillakaratne’s rights plea
• Three thousand families displaced due to floods
• Indian HC reception for Lankan students postponed
• International Consultant Dr. D. K. Dey in Sri Lanka
• New moon of Sha’aban
• Duty free allowances issue
  UNP asks for formal statement from government
• Mid-Week Politics
  Govt backbenchers grumble about budget

Budget Debate — 1st Day
Deputy Minister of Finance acted like a salesman trying to sell a ramshackle vehicle
- Hameed

• Between the Lines
  Intelligence agencies run Indian politics
• The First Few Years
  A statistical comparison of the economic performance of three governments under executive presidency
• The world economic recession

• The misperception about Canada’s role vis-a-vis the LTTE
• Perspective
  Why Prejudge the Issue? Wait for D-day!
• Poppy Day, Suriyamal and nuclear disarmament

• Morning Spice by Ginger
  Do oft repeated ads on TV produce results
• The growing menace of stray dogs and cats
• Ceremonial opening of the new North Pier-a sad event?
• Deterioration of police force

• Preconception - A reply
• Education reforms
• Businessmen, politicians and consultations
• Maladministration of Puttalam Urban Council
• Rambling notes by Nihal Corea
  Problems of the average politician