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TRO’s
tsunami billions taken away |
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By Chandani Kirinde |
A staggering four billion rupees the
Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) had received for
tsunami relief in January 2005 had dwindled to Rs 56.3
million by August this year, the Central Bank said in
a report. |
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Anti-Norway
activist commits suicide outside embassy |
By Nalaka Nonis |
A man who believed that Norway was betraying
Sri Lanka’s national interest set himself on fire
outside the Norwegian embassy in Colombo and later died
in hospital, eyewitnesses said. |
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Uncertainty looms
over peace talks |
By Chris Kamalendran |
The resumption of the peace talks later
this month was in the balance yesterday with the LTTE
declaring that the current military action may force it
to re-examine its decision to take part. |
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Mahinda-Ranil
summit talks set for Wednesday |
President Mahinda
Rajapaksa and Opposition UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
are set to meet on Wednesday for talks on finalizing the
Common National Agenda (CNA) worked out between the Sri
Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party
(UNP) to collaborate on six areas of national priority. |
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