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Sowing
the seeds of a national govt.
By
Suranimala
While
the prime minister upped the tempo on the peace process with a visit
to Jaffna last week, the battle lines were drawn
in the southern political landscape as the United National
Front (UNF) government and President Chandrika Kumaratunga prepared
for confrontation.
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Balasingham back in April
By D. B. S. Jeyaraj
LTTE political adviser and chief
negotiator Anton Stanislaus Balasingham told The Sunday Leader that he
and his Australia born wife Adele Anne would be in Sri Lanka by April
this year.
'If everything goes well we we should be
leaving for the Island before the end of this month' he said.
The Balasinghams are currently resident in
the British capital of London.
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Prime
Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to Jaffna gave not only an
opportunity for the premier to interact with the armed forces in
the north, but also for people of the south to interact with those
in the north. Premier Wickremsinghe seated with a senior army
officer in Jaffna (left) and students of the famous Central
College, Jaffna seen before the dilapidated buildings of
school.
Photos by
Nishantha Weerasinghe
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