Forces regain Vidathalthivu
LTTE loses biggest Sea Tiger base on North
Western coast:
The North Western coastal town Vidathalthivu
where the LTTE had their biggest Sea Tiger base in the Western coast
was fully liberated for the first time after the early 1990’s by the
the Army, as Commando troops and the 58Division under the command of
Brigadier Shavendra Silva fully captured thearea by yesterday noon.
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Polls Chief calls for balanced electoral system
Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake
yesterday identified the present electoral system as the root cause
for the prevelance of violence and mal-practices which is part and
parcel of every Sri Lankan election.
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Visa guidelines for UN, Int'l Organisations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a set
of guidelines to be followed for visa requests by UN and other
International Organizations which have Status Agreements with the
Government of Sri Lanka.
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Japan provides rice for IDPs
The Japanese Government donated 5,685 tonnes of
rice and 110 tonnes of canned fish for the distribution among IDPs,
returnees and economically affected people in the most insecure and
marginalised areas
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