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Troops who on Friday captured the strategic Elephant Pass, the gateway to Jaffna, thus bringing the entire A-9 highway under government control, are seen in a jubilant mood savouring a well-deserved victory and rest. Pic courtesy Sri Lanka Army. |
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Freedom day at Kilinochchi-
Political Column |
| The re-capture of Kilinochchi and the continuing military gains had placed the Government in an almost unassailable position. |
Kilinochchi and Raman’s kiss of death
Thoughts from London |
Bahukutumbi Raman, a retired additional secretary of India’s cabinet secretariat who has set himself up as an analyst of topical issues in some Chennai outfit, |
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| Spirit of Mujib comes alive in Hasina victory |
| When I was at Dhaka after the liberation, my first visit, I saw at the airport a frustratingly long queue inching past the immigration authorities and confusion at the luggage counter. |
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| Writing to make others think |
| With a smile that lights up the room, Ameena Hussein tells me that she is feeling lucky. This is a happy portent for an author who spent 2008 struggling with cancer and her first novel. |
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| Nilusha bags CIMA World Prize |
| The only World Prize winner for the May, 2008 CIMA exams, Nilusha Fonseka shares her story with us. "I was stunned and could not believe that I had won" |
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| Troops surround Mullaitivu |
| The final thrust of the Government's military offensive to deny Tiger guerrillas any domination of territory begins next week in their remaining stronghold of Mullaitivu. |
| Mystery surrounds MTV mine; UNP sees police conspiracy |
| As a cloud of mystery hangs over the claymore mine allegedly found at the scene of last Tuesday’s attack on the MTV/MBC studio complex in Pannipitiya, the main opposition UNP said there was a conspiracy to pin the blame on the party. |
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EDITORIAL |
| Souring a great victory |
| The security forces have scored yet another decisive victory over the LTTE terrorists by recapturing Elephant Pass, the gateway to Jaffna, thereby clearing the only highway linking the mainland to the Northern peninsula. |
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| FREEDOM at NADIR |
| With the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge by "unidentified" gunmen on Thursday morning, media freedom in Sri Lanka finally reached an all time low. |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
| US Embassy plans to move |
| The United States government, through its embassy in Colombo, is looking for land to build a new embassy compound in Colombo. |
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SPORTS |
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| Minister Lokuge refutes Ranatunga allegations |
| A furious Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge came out strongly to announce that he is willing at anytime to counter the allegations ousted SLC Interim Committee Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga made in Parliament on Thursday. |
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| Universities cover entire country |
January 1, 1959 saw two new universities being established in Sri Lanka after 17 years. It was also significant that these two universities |
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