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From drought to deluge
It fell on the Sri Lanka Air Force to persuade weather gods to bring rain to the drought stricken areas.

An SLAF helicopter took off from its base in Hingurakgoda early this week. From the skies, they began sprinkling pirith pan (pirith water) in the skies. Minutes later the chopper could not return to base. There was so much of rain.

The pilot was forced to make a detour and land in the SLAF base at Ampara. That was until the weather cleared and it was time to return to base.

Calls it a day
Pat Suwaris has at last said goodbye to the Directorate of Foreign Intelligence - Sri Lanka's external intelligence arm. That was soon after his extended tenure ended on August 31.

Sri Kantha, SP who was based as an intelligence officer in Bangkok has been named as the acting head of DFI.

Lookout !
Here's a warning to those who use cameras in their mobile phones - beware of taking pictures when you are in a security zone.

Yogarasa Nimalan of Nallur, Jaffna, was arrested by the Military Police after he used his mobile phone to take pictures of the entrance to Army Headquarters. He was handed over to the Kollupitiya Police.

No letup
The Tiger guerrilla hunt for members of Douglas Devananda's Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) continues. Last week, Shankar alias Manawalan was a victim in the Batticaloa district. Police have now arrested two LTTE cadres from Vantharamoolai and Kaluwankerni.

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