Political freedom for North
President assures Nation on Independence Day:
The Government's commitment is to proceed as a
single and unitary state, with a solution based on experience and
what could be implemented in the land without opting for
experimental solutions, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared
yesterday.
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Stop seeking cheap political mileage, Dullas tells Ranil
'Refrain from issuing statements against Forces':
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma called on
Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe not to seek cheap political
mileage by issuing statements which could be detrimental to the
Security Forces Commanders' image.
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Govt urges utmost vigilance to thwart terrorists
The LTTE having suffered defeat after defeat in
the face of the relentless advance of the Security Forces and facing
imminent annihilation have resorted to targeting unarmed, helpless
and innocent civilians, the Government said yesterday in a
statement. "The LTTE, thereby, has proved once again that they are
terrorists and therefore to identify them in any other terms would
not only be erroneous but ethically reprehensible," the statement
said.
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LTTE claymore kills 13 civilians in Welioya
LTTE terrorists took yet another civilian target
for the third consecutive day yesterday, detonating a claymore mine
targeting a civilian bus plying from Parakaramapura to Janakapura
killing 13 people and injuring 17, Military and Police said
yesterday.
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Explosion near Mount Lavinia transformer
An explosion close to a transformer at Alwis
Place, Mount Lavinia yesterday morning caused minor damages to
several houses and the transformer. No one was injured, Police said.
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Her wait is over
A Sri Lankan woman who has lain paralysed in a
hospital bed for the past three years is set for an emotional return
home after embassy officials finally tracked down her family.
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