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	Sunday 02nd May 1999   Vol. 1 No. 100

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• Fared ‘reasonably well’ despite daunting challenges
  Worst economic crisis in 60 years — CB
• As the country enters the new millennium
  Govt’s priority to end war — President
• Carefully crafted plot to imprison Benazir – Anura
• Govt. bid to involve Mrs. Wijeweera in PC polls fails
• Western P.C. "robot in our hands" says JVP
• Pre-May Day incidents between CWC and anti-Tiger activists
• To curb use of domestic cylinders on automobiles
  Shell Gas calls for legislation
• American surgeons here to help landmine victims
• Senaka confident
• UNP was in a hurry to force me out – Wijayapala Mendis
• "UNP committed to ideas of Premadasa"
• Export earnings drop due to poor tea prizes
• Unite to oust capitalist rule — JVP
• Katunayaka, Biyagama export processing zones are more or less ‘slave zones’ — Dinesh
• Telecom objects to issue of two directories free of charge
• Message from Bohra community leader
• Judge commends SP for investigative role in death inquiry
• Lightning strikes fireworks factory —one killed, three injured

• People and Events
  Anger/fury
• Sigiriya, the rock castle of Kassapa, the God king
• Book Review
  Gripping account of an art that is fast dying in Japan
• An eye witness recounts the Kataragama Beauty Queen Murder
• Gullible’s Travails - 2
  The Pukka Sahib learns a lesson
• Why weep over the potato?
• The architecture of an island
• Melodious mixes of fine music from pianist Beverly Rodrigo
  A noteworthy family CD!
• Letters
  

• Minister of Fisheries writes to the President
  PA needs new thinking
• A reply
  Nationalism and Religion
• L E G A L W A T C H
  Govt. intervenes in cricket and varsity
• An explosive incident - (Part 1)
• Leader who faced crises with confidence
  Yet performed the greatest service to the people
• What ails the UNP ? - Part 2
• Marxism and the millennium
  [Yesterday May 1st marked the last May Day of the Millennium]

• The navy cancels a controversial warship deal and gets a refund, ending years of beating around the bush
  A ‘windfall’ from Russia via Singapore

• Sri Lanka id to rediscover their winning secret
• Arjuna ducks controversy
• COMMENT
  Sri Lanka underrated
• Introducing para gliding
• Lemonade Cup final
  Lumini seek to undo Ananda
• Kandy should have things to liking
• Some interesting snippets from the World Cup
• Lankan cagers stranded following visa refusal by embassy
• India trounce Bangladesh 2-nil
• Sri Lankan cricketers in easy win
• Busy squash calendar for 1999/2000
• Sportsmanship in cricket — is there still hope?
• When the sun goes down he will be remembered

• Family Planning Association provides help to those in danger
  Unplanned pregnancies put mothers' lives at risk
• Bitten by the fashion design bug
• They have taken a beating... but could claw back to power
  Women in the cockpit of power
• Style
  Mystique of sarees
• High Fashion
  Spirit of 'Romeo and Juliet' at Galadari

• Hayleys still lead the league with 24 scrip issues in 46 years
  JKH bonus track record shining in recent years
• Controlling shareholder assumes management for fat fee
  Watawala claims "more progress but less profits’’
• America’s ruthless onslaught to prise open markets
• The dismal prospects for the economy
• Kelani Valley feels bite of Russian crisis & wage hike
  Tea price plunge swallows second half profits
• E-mailed daily summary from JK Stock Brokers
• 67.5% dividend and 3 for 11 bonus
  1998 boom year for Singer shareholders
• Trade balance narrows in Jan. but likely to widen
• Sathosa Motors fete top Isuzu dealers

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