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	Sunday 03rd January 1999   Vol. 1 No. 83

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• Indo-Lanka trade treaty baffles business leaders
• ...set up meetings with two sides

Despite the blaze in the picture looks like a major fire, it was only the conflageration of the large number of coconut oil lamps lit by devotees at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on New Years's Day. The accidential blaze was soon brought under control (Pic by Nimal Dayaratne)

Anti-Terror Movement not happy about Lal Jayawardene President's recent visit to India Talks covered bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest CBK as designer Jaffna M.C. meets to condemn latest killing 1998 growth slower than expected Sri Lanka, the war the world forgot Three Buddha statues gifted by Thai journalist Two NGOs okayed to monitor election Lankan MPs meet Shanti Bahini Matara bound train derailed Injured soldier gifted three-wheeler CSHR celebrates 50th anniversary of Human Rights declaration

• A face-lift to the legal system with World Bank support

• People and Events
  Humour - A life saver
• Electricity and Environment
  The needs of human beings in Sri Lanka today are far more important than any other considerations. What is more important? The preservation of sanctuaries for birds within a few miles of the centre of Colombo city or the use of such lands for housing as the city gradually expands outwards? Should wild elephants be allowed to destroy sugar plantations or vital paddy fields? If a pest destroys vital agriculture, then such pests must be effectively eliminated.
• The pioneers responsible for Badulla Visakha Vidyalaya
  Many years after Visakha Vidyalaya was well on its feet, Gunapala, a premier founding member, by then, a probation officer, was transferred to Kandy. On the eve of his departure, the people of Badulla gave him a send-off at which he was presented with 20 gold sovereigns - one for each year of his service to the YMBA. He handed one to his wife, Sumithra and returned the rest to the YMBA. Now, an octogenarian, Gunapala is still a community activist in the Hill Capital.
• The Selalihiniya tragedy
• Six abodes of Lord Muruga
• Death of a living saint
• Letters
  

• The need for Sinhala initiative
  Whether judged by norms of justice or principles of democracy, there is no question that the interests of the larger Sri Lankan nation should prevail over the interests of the few. However, it does not mean that the interests and concerns of the few are to be ignored. On the contrary, they must and should be addressed. In the process of addressing these issues, the concerns and interests of the larger Sri Lankan nation should not be jeopardized.
• L E G A L W A T C H
  An end to conflict resolution by cliche
• The Wye River Agreement

• High fashion
  The year that was...
  Embroidery was the hallmark
• Tips and Toes in Sri Lanka
• EAP TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES AMIDST A FANFARE OF PUBLICITY
• New Year in Germany
• Professional approach to their music

• Pam Fernando makes Guinness Book
• REFLECTIONS
  Sri Lanka to beat Australia in Australia ?
• Aravinda - one of the top three batsmen in the World - Allan Border
• Susanthika heads for United States
• Vidyartha meet St. Sylvester's in final
• Nalaka, Sajith for Kandy SC
• Getambe playground to get a facelift

• Cross holdings invest extraordinary value in group
  Boom year for Carsons' Malaysian oil palm plantation companies
• 1998 GDP growth dipping below earlier projections
• Diyawadana Nilame quits Watawala board
• British flooring firm helps keep Parquet afloat
• Reckitts flying high
• Increasing protectionism (anti-dumping measures) and unilateralism in world trade
• A Vision for 1999 and Beyond
• S-Lon celebrates ISO 9002 certification
• Inflation going down, says Central Bank
• Rs. 80m. price mentioned for pending OTB deal
• Kingsley focuses on China trade
• CIMA sponsors seminar on cost management developments
• Mobitel buys $ 20 m.worth of Ericsson technology

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