 | Sinhala News Headlines | | |  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:26  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:34  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:36  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:38  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:40  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:42  Lakbima Online 2004-02-18 23:00:43 | | |  | From International News Sources | | | Sri Lanka opens election process BBC Asia 2004-02-17 03:01:10 Nominations open for the 2 April Sri Lankan elections ordered after the president dissolved parliament. | | |
 | Popular Articles | | | Rs. 1.5m smuggled fags seized from Kabir Hashim s double cab Daily News Online 2004-02-18 23:00:57 be transported for sale.The detection was made by the Special Investigations Unit of the Excise Department. Three occupants of the vehicle believed to be members of the smuggling ring were also taken into custody.The suspects reportedly told investigators that the Double Cab vehicle allegedly belonged to former Minister Kabir Hashim. .... | Police put brakes on vehicle robber gang Daily News Online 2004-02-18 23:00:58 The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has busted a major vehicle robbery racket and recovered 10 vehicles valued at over Rs.10 million. Three suspects were also taken into custody.Police said the suspects had been involved in vehicle robberies for several months using fake keys to break open parked vehicles. .... | President plans to start peace talks with LTTE Daily Mirror 2004-02-19 03:00:53 By Poorna Rodrigo President Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday assured that a future government under her leadership would not push the LTTE back to war as the ground work has already been laid to start talks with the Tigers. Addressing a gathering in Gampaha the President said her aim was to get the .... | Foreign poll monitors face constraints Daily Mirror 2004-02-19 03:00:54 By Sunimalee Dias The increasing number of elections in Sri Lanka has caused some international monitors to re-consider their role in monitoring the upcoming general elections on April 2. The European Union monitoring body says though it was free of budgetary .... | | | |