LTTE wreaks pre-dawn carnage in Jaffna town

Six civilians including two children and a woman were killed when artillery shells fired by the LTTE during a sea battle with the Security Forces fell in the Jaffna town area in the wee hours of yesterday.

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Govt poised to reduce oil import bill

The Government is planning to introduce a fuel management mechanism which is being adopted globally to cope with the increasing fuel crisis. Accordingly, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked Ministers to forward proposals on how to bring down the rising fuel expenditure which could otherwise be channelled for development work.

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Forces foil Tiger attempt to breach Jaffna islet

LTTE artillery fire kills six civilians:

The Security Forces in a pre-down attack yesterday foiled an LTTE attempt to breach Chiraththivu islet in Jaffna. At least 15 Sea Tiger cadres were killed and many injured including a Sea Tiger leader and his deputy who led the attack, Navy spokesman Commander D.P.K. Dassanayaka said.

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Dialog TV to break-even in four years

Dialog Television is looking at a break-even point in the next four years. "We need to hit 400,000 subscribers to break even and a further 100,000 to get our operations off the red. Subscribers are the key to our success," Chief Executive Officer, Dialog Television, Nushad Perera said.

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