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| UN agency OCHA to be
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| UNITED NATIONS - The government will shortly give marching orders to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) asking its representatives to pack up their bags and leave the politically-troubled northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. |
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| LTTE insists talks only on ceasefire agreement |
| The LTTE reiterated yesterday that the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) must be the basis for any future talks with the Sri Lankan government. The LTTE’s position would be conveyed to the visiting Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar tomorrow when he meets with the political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan in Kilinochchi, the organisation’s military spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told The Sunday Times. |
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| Britain probes Tiger credit card scam |
| LONDON, Saturday (AFP) - British police are investigating a global credit card scam, allegedly linked to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, which has conned thousands of British motorists out of cash, the BBC reported today. |
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| Karuna plans Euro tour |
| Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, alias Karuna, is preparing to embark on a European tour covering Britain, Germany and France, The Sunday Times learns.His visa application to travel to Britain was forwarded last week to the British High Commission in Colombo. |
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| If Lanka enters final, President will be there |
| President Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to travel to Kensington Oval in Barbados in the event of Sri Lanka cricket team entering the finals in the ongoing cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. The President yesterday wrapped up a four-day visit to Italy and was due in Colombo and will be travelling to the Caribbean for the finals depending on the outcome of Tuesday’s semi final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Sabina Park in Jamaica. |
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