Military victories will pave way to political solution - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday reiterated that there is no point of discussing a political solution to the North East problem unilaterally without pushing the LTTE too to seek a political solution.

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Indian Coast Guard to counter LTTE threat

The Indian Coast Guard is planning to set up an Air-Station in Tamil Nadu or Puducherry to deal with any threat from the LTTE, a top coastguard officer said in Mandapam.

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Forces Chiefs to testify against Tigers in Australia

Sri Lanka's most senior military figures will give evidence against three Melbourne Tamils accused of raising money in Australia to fund a terrorism campaign in Sri Lanka. The trio - Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, Sivarajah Yathavan and Arumugam Rajeevan - have been committed to stand trial in the Victorian Supreme Court next year. They have pleaded not guilty.

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Stassens still holds HNB reins

STASSENS GROUP holding 43 per cent shares of Hatton National Bank (HNB), is now in the controlling position by its Chairman Harry Jayawardene, sources said.

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