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| Britain threatens to stop aid to Lanka |
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| The British government is putting the squeeze on Sri Lanka, threatening to stop a grant of £41 million for breaching international obligations and for "unjustified" military spending. |
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| SLFP southern councillors rally behind Mangala |
| SLFP local councillors in two key southern districts, Galle and Matara, have rejected a move to endorse President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision to sack Ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi. |
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| Child and 3 soldiers killed in Jaffna blast |
| A seven-year-old child and a soldier were killed when the LTTE exploded a claymore mine on the roadside in Jaffna town last afternoon, a military spokesman said. |
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| Cabinet house full: Extra ministers
get Rs. 100,000 for rent |
| All Cabinet, non-Cabinet and Deputy Ministers who do not have official residences in Colombo have been asked to find themselves accommodation for a monthly rent not exceeding Rs100,000. |
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