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Though the thrust of the fighting between security forces and the LTTE is in the Mullaitivu district, troops are on alert elsewhere for LTTE cadres. Two LTTE cadres hiding in the jungles close to Aravi Aru in the Mannar district with a haul of weapons were confronted and one of them was killed. Soldiers are seen removing his body to the main road. Pic by Priyantha Hewage. |
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The threatening impact of the global recession
The Economic Analysis |
The global recession appears to be getting worse rather than better. There are few signs of improvement. What is clear is that it is threatening countries all over the world. Around the world lay offs and closures, bail outs and unemployment are the order of the day.
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| Now Taleban erasing the Buddhist past of Pakistan |
| The 200-year old Buddhist heritage in South Western city of Pakistan - Swat, is now in danger with local Taliban militants threatening to destroy the regions one of the precious museums, media reports here said. |
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| Kishani wows Barcelona |
| She was on the Colombo stage on January 9, dazzling the local audience with her brilliance at a concert for the Sunera Foundation. Now Kishani Jayasinghe has brought pride to Sri Lanka in Barcelona. |
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| A right ding-dong over bell noise |
| Scottish teachers' union claims PFI schools are installing dangerously loud bells to save money
Saved by the bell? Hardly. School bells are now so loud they're damaging pupils and teachers' hearing, a teachers' trade union said recently. |
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| Russia shoots down move against Lanka |
| Russia has shot down a proposal by Mexico which called for a briefing to the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Sri Lanka, diplomatic sources said. They said Mexico, which became a member of the Security Council this year, made the request at a closed-door meeting on Thursday, but the move was formally opposed by Russia, which argued that the Sri Lankan issue was not on the agenda of the Council. |
| SLAF believes Soosai killed in air attack |
| The military yesterday vowed to maintain the demarcated safe zone for civilians fleeing the fighting in LTTE-held areas, as the security forces were poised to intensify their operations against the last remaining rebel pockets in the Mullaitivu district, Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. |
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| LTTE’s last stand |
| With the show of military hardware and personnel at this week's Independence Day parade, and the exhibition thereafter in Colombo, one would have wondered as to who was left to do the fighting in the last remaining areas of Mullaitivu. |
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| Straddling two worlds |
| Tarun Tejpal is the journalistic equivalent of a rock star. The ponytailed, charismatic Editor-in-Chief of the news magazine Tehelka, Tarun is today counted among the subcontinent’s intellectual elite and is one of India’s best known journalists. |
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| Ministerial committee reconvenes on hedging |
| A high powered committee has been re-activated by the government to commence negotiations and reach a settlement with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the banks on the oil hedging agreements, The Sunday Times reliably understands. |
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| Can’t bat, can’t bowl... and can’t field too |
| Early last week while watching that unmerciful ball bashing at the hands of Virendra Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh with a cricket friend of mine we were rather intrigued by the gesture of the latter batsman when he reached his three figure mark. |
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| First Parliament of Independent Sri Lanka is inaugurated |
Although Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) gained Independence on February 4, 1948, the formal ceremony took place on February 10, when the Duke of Gloucester, representing King George VI of Britain opened the first Parliament of Independent Lanka. |
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