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	Sunday 14th March 1999   Vol. 1 No. 93

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Same announcement made 4 years ago Death Penalty being brought back The president has decided that the death penalty, which has not been carried out in Sri Lanka for the past several years, will be reapplied for murder and drug trafficking cases where the courts have imposed such a sentence, the presidential secretariat said in a news release yesterday. These changes are to come into effect immediately.

Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski who arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit yesterday afternoon, waving after signing the VVIP visitors' book at the BIA. The President's wife, Golanpatan and Minister-in-attendance, C. V. Gooneratne are also in the picture. (Pic. by Wijesiri Weerawardena, BIA Corr.)

• Negative list issue stalls Indo-Lanka trade agreement
• Protesting DIGs back in service?
• To be or not to be in the Election Monitoring committee
• 230 election related complaints
• Death penalty: law in the statute will follow
• Graduate PC promoted ASP
• Ravi sues Srimani
• Alick Aluwihare, two sons and two others discharged
• Import of vehicles with duty concessions
  Minimum service period done away with for political appointees
• 200 police, armed forces men indicted for disappearances
• California court order against four Sri Lankans under adjudication by Colombo district judge
• Religious ceremonies to commemorate Ven. Weligalle Aggananda Nayake Thera

• As forces flex muscles in the Wanni
  Govt. shoots down calls for fresh talks with the LTTE
• Army gains important ground, but gets bogged down once again

• PAVURU VALALU
  The story revolves around the rights and wrongs of adults
• Drama in the Indian Ocean
  An LTTE arms ship attacks the fishing fleet as gunboats foil its mission
• Irrigation in ancient Rajarata
• People and Events
  An excellent new Sri Lankan publication
• The Trinity week-end
• The men who tanned the hide of us (S. V. O. Somanader)
• English through KNOW WORDS
• An appeal to Rev. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thero
• When Britain practised apartheid here
• Symphony orchestra of Sri Lanka commences 1999 season
• Omnes Sanguines Globi!

• Anguishing Sri Lanka at the CROSSROADS
• The Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Commemoration Lecture
  Political dynasties of South Asia
• Legal Watch
  Women's Rights and Regional Justice
• Russia - from superpower to failed state
• The Week That Was
  Ministers take part in protest campaigns
• Sri Lanka soldiers on despite desertion by tourists
• Sri Lankan multi-millionaire in Canada, says Lanka has bright economic future

• Exclusive to the Sunday Island
  The social conscious actress
  Stardom sits lightly on her
  Kushboo as her name signified is a flower and is one of the most popular actresses, in the South. A talented actress she is adept in five languages Hindi, Tamil, Teligu, Kannada and Malayalam. A down-to-earth, girl, Kushboo epitomised simplicity when I met her for an interview at the dinner hosted by the Past Pupils Association of the Hindu Ladies College at the Taj.
• Forgotten Heritage
  From padda boatman to boat builder
• Austrian's 'Brush' with Asian Art
  He is a devout Hindu and as a follower of Ganapathi, God of wisdom and success, starts his prayers at sunrise. For serenity and peace of mind he meditates he meditates.
• Givenchy unfolds a new mystery for the man
• High Fashion
  Styles and colour at the birthday bash
• Style
  Vimal sarees steal the limelight

• Suranga Peiris a fabulous haul of 5 wickets for 18
  Thomians give Royal the 'Blues'
• Gunasekera (84) pulls Peterites out of the woods
• Match-fixing allegations against Gavaskar
• Trinity-Antonian big match fizzles out to a draw
• Battle of the Golds ends in a draw
• COMMENT
  Withdrawal of ruggerites a setback for Lanka at Hong Kong Sevens
• Fox-Hill Supercross 99
• Two hat-tricks in a Test match in same afternoon
• Hair or no Hair, Murali's balls are fair
• Sri Lankan selected to represent the United States in the Touch team
• The umpire's immunity limits appeal rights and accurate adjudication in cricket
• Fun in the sun with 'C' beach rugby

• Rs. 43.50 share price, no binding agreement
  CTC discloses pending deal over CTC Eagle
• About turn from last year
  Plantations drag down corporate profits
• Low global prices of milk powder helps turnaround
  LMF returns to profitability
• CTC Eagle says there's a strong possibility
  Global giants expected to enter local insurance field
• Nestle boosts profits by over Rs. 100 million
• Tea off to a good start in 1998
• Bata's 1998 profit enables 22.5% dividend
• Gloomy economic prospects for 1999
• Allow market forces to determine prices
• CIC catches on the swings losses on the roundabouts
• New head of Deutsche Bank in Colombo
• Lion feels bite of beer duty hike
• Janashakthi to fete field achievers
• Blue Diamonds make bad debt provision of Rs. 204 million
• Modest dividends from two Eagle NDB Funds
• Wella products relaunched through local agent
• UAL celebrates ten years with strong performance
• Pan Asia buys Globus system

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