The Omanthai-Kilinochchi stretch of the Kandy-Jaffna A9 road was opened for civilian traffic on February 15. Here civilians begin their journey to uncleared areas on the A9.

Talks on Talks in March or April - PM tells Singapore leaders

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during his recent deliberations with the Singaporean leadership has said that initial `talks on talks' with the LTTE would start in the near future, hopefully by March or April with Norwegian facilitation.
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Revenue Authority for Taxes, Excise and Customs Duties

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Government will shortly set up a Revenue Authority which will be the umbrella organisation for streamlining the collection of taxes, Excise and Customs duties.
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Police bust credit card fraud

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

An international credit card racket in which fraudulent 'gold cards' have been used to purchase goods amounting to thousands of rupees, was busted by the Kadawatha Police on Saturday evening.
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Singaporean PM pledges fullest support for Lanka's development

Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has pledged his fullest support to develop Sri Lanka once war ends and peace dawns.
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