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A
national cultural festival organised last week left nearly 5,000
children in a sweat. Dressed
in elaborate costumes for the competition, only some 200 were allowed to
participate while thousands were forced to stand by in the burning sun
at the Viharamahadevi Park. In the picture is one hopeful aspirant who
never got the chance to dance
Photo
by Ashoka Pieris
Powell
writes to CBK, Ranil
US
Secretary of State Collin Powell on Friday wrote to both President
Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe calling
for an early resumption of the peace process and settlement to the
political impasse in...
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