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Northern lawyers’ work stoppage continues.
Reports states the work stoppage which is adopted in Vavuniya, Mannar and Kilinochchi courts by the Attorneys is processing for the second successive week. The work stoppage was advanced insisting to arrest the person who had given death threats to the Chavakachcheri Magistrate K. Pribakaran.
More military items uncovered in clearing operations
Sri Lanka Army troops continued clearing operations have uncovered more LTTE military hardware hidden in Vavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaittivu districts yesterday (13 May), military sources said. ...Lanka Air Force to deploy troops for UN peace keeping in Haiti
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) will send a contingent of its troops to the United Nations peace keeping mission in Haiti....General’ banned during National war hero week
A very reliable source states that a top person in the government has pressurized editors of newspapers not to publish any news regarding Gen. Sarath Fonseka, specially during the ‘National Heroes’ Week that commenced yesterday (12th). ...Praba’s mom hospitalized
The ailing mother of slain LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabakaran, who was taken to Jaffna from Colombo yesterday, was hospitalized last evening, Tamil media reports in Jaffna said this morning. ...Ontario man pleads guilty to raising funds for banned Tamil Tigers rebels
VANCOUVER—An Ontario man became the first person convicted under Canada’s post-9-11 law against raising funds for a terrorist group, after pleading guilty Tuesday to raising $600 for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam....Gen. Fonseka to be indicted in High Courts, State Counsel says
Gen.(retd) Sarath Fonseka is due to be indicted in High Courts shortly over his statement made before the Presidential Elections claiming that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had ordered not to spare any LTTE member surrendering, State Counsel informed the Chief Magistrate today. ...Lankans quizzed in Kerala
Ahead of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Kollam, India on Monday, 36 Tamils from Sri Lanka have been detained and questioned to know how they reached Kerala, an official said Saturday....All Have Muddled Up ‘White Flag’ Episode – General
Everyone is confused regarding the ‘white flag’ episode and there was no such incident says Parliamentarian and Leader of DNA Gen. Sarath Fonseka....CID says no evidence of Defence Secretary ordering elimination of surrendering LTTE leaders
Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation department has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court that it found no evidence of any orders to eliminate the surrendering LTTE leaders during the last phase of the battle with the rebel outfit....What's new
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- Sri Lankan doctoral student at AIT (Thailand) receives Asia-Pacific Entrepreneur Award
- Ambassador Aryasinha says PTGTE latest ruse to perpetuate terrorist struggle, and urges Europe not to provide it any political or symbolic support
- Student loans from Seylan Bank facilitate greater options for higher education
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- President reprimands Basil’s close confidante Willie Gamage
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