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Politics

Setting the stage to resume talks

By Suranimala WHILE President Chandrika Kumaratunga continued to needle the government on the proposed interim administration for the north east, all indications from the LTTE last week pointed to the resumption of peace .......

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POLICE officers who baton charged and tear-gassed protesting teachers near the Education Ministry at Pelawatte, Battaramulla last week got a taste of their own medicine when the tear gas fired by colleagues swept upto them. Officers were left scampering for cover while others jumped over walls to avoid the stinging gases. The teachers however got it smack in the face Photo by Asoka Fernando

• Choksy, Cabinet kept in the dark

• AG rules MoU bad in law

Govt.'s secret deal with Emirates backfires

By Frederica Jansz

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) negotiated by the United National Front government (UNF) with Emirates Airlines has been shot down by Attorney General K. C. Kamalasabayson as being bad in law and .....

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