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Government sets rules for Tigers
GulfNews,
March 27.
Colombo: The government has laid down a series of conditions for the Tamil rebels to re-man political offices in areas under government control in the north and east, compelling the rebels to indefinitely put off the reopening of their offices, officials said.
The 28 conditions were communicated to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Jaffna leader Ilanparidi in a letter from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) following a meeting they had with the security forces in the area about the Tigers' intention to resume work tomorrow, military officials said.
The Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process had also dispatched a short communiqué addressed to the SLMM on Monday stating the government's position on the issue.
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Published: Sun Mar 26 21:18:17 EST 2006
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Grand coalition on the cards: Colombo
Hindu,
March 27.
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Government has said a "grand coalition" was on the cards with the support of key minority parties — the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), in the coming months. Denying reports in the media of a possible national government with the main Opposition United National Party (UNP) or a snap Parliamentary poll, Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said there was "no such necessity. We have not even thought about it. We are stronger and are going towards a grand coalition." The CWC and the SLMC, he said, were supportive of the Government.
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Published: Sun Mar 26 21:19:25 EST 2006
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Lanka to cut tariff on Indian imports from next month
financialexpress.com,
March 27,.
COLOMBO, MARCH 26: Sri Lanka will relax its import tariff on a host of Indian goods from next month as part of a bilateral trade deal.
Over 2,000 Indian goods are covered under the new tariff structure. The tariff rate for Indian finished goods will fall from 28.0% to 8.40% and from 2.5% to 0.75% for industrial raw materials and machinery.
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Published: Sun Mar 26 21:21:23 EST 2006
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