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| New
thrust at Geneva peace talks |
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| By Our Political Editor |
| The Government will propose at the upcoming
Geneva talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) that discussions should centre on core issues to
the ethnic conflict and that a series of dates be decided
on for the issues to be taken up within a specific time
frame. |
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| UNP
to support Govt. for two years |
| By Our Political Editor |
| The main opposition United National
Party (UNP) will support the Mahinda Rajapaksa government
for two years on six key national issues, the party’s
leadership confirmed yesterday. |
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| Mask
around multi-millionaire Martin |
| By Chris Kamalendran |
| A 50-year-old
Pelmadulla gem pit worker who won the largest lottery
prize in Sri Lanka has been forced to shun his new found
celebrity status due to the large number of donation seekers
hunting for him and keep his whereabouts secret. |
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| Dawn
clash in Delft, six killed |
| At least six Sea Tigers
were killed when two boats carrying LTTE cadres made an
attempt to land in the Delft Island in Jaffna early yesterday
as the Navy stepped up patrolling in the coastal areas. |
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| German
diplomat’s house searched, complaint to UN |
| The German government
has complained to the United Nations against a break-in
and an illegal search of an apartment belonging to one
of its diplomats based in Colombo. |
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