Troops poised for final battle

The Security Forces in the final phase of the battle with the LTTE, had speedy progress yesterday with all Army Divisions advancing from South to North direction reached closer to Paranthan – Mullaitivu A-35 road confining the LTTE into a limited area in the North of A-35 road, Military sources told the Daily News last night.

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Navy destroys four Tiger boats

The Navy destroyed four LTTE boats during a battle, northeast of Mullaitivu sea on Monday night and foiled the Tigers’ attempt to flee. The battle continued until yesterday morning.

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US Pacific Fleet officials here on humanitarian mission

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament yesterday that the United States has no intention of stationing its missiles in Trincomale and there has been no discussion between Sri Lanka and the United States in this regard.

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New set up for global economic management vital

Coordination among policy makers for fiscal stimulus and keeping trade finance alive is the need of the hour, said. Country Director World Bank Sri Lanka Naoko Ishii.

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