The Sunday Times News | Sunday, May 20, 2007

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Defence nod sought for telecom deal
A government-appointed committee examining the proposed sale of Japanese NTT (Nippon Telecom) stock in Sri Lanka Telecom to Maxis of Malaysia, wants Defence Ministry clearance if the sale was to go through.

TN fishermen tell story of Tiger horror
Eleven Tamil Nadu fishermen, missing since early March, returned home on Friday evening and confirmed to the police and the media in Chennai yesterday that they had been abducted by the LTTE on March 12 and released two days ago.

Sri Lankan sleuths in Male to grill Tiger suspects
Top Sri Lankan intelligence sleuths yesterday launched a full probe in Male on the new route used by the LTTE to smuggle weapons through Maldivian waters, a diplomat said.

Lanka’s bogeyman now French FM
It was Sri Lanka's luck that President Mahinda Rajapaksa did not, after all, reject the European Union's nominee for the IIGP or International Independent Group of Eminent Persons.

	Poachers and tree fellers go wild in Wilpattu

	CoL: Higher and higher

	SriLankan pilots give a hand to handicapped soldier

	Two men killed and dumped in Dompe

	Omanthai opened to the public once again

	Sethusamudram project: Verdict of experts handed over to Cabinet

	No role for past pupils in new national policy on Grade 1 admissions

	Odds and Ends

	Vavuniya TV set deceptions: Police on the lookout for the missing links

	Navy’s Chief of Staff retires

	CMC future in the balance

	Athas case resumes on June 12

	Move to withdraw charge sheet on ASP?

	President slams countries soft on terrorism

	Britain’s debt-relief package at stake

	Ranil reiterates commitment to strengthening ties with China

	Delgoda horror: Family of 6 slain in sleep

	Experts raise concern over flawed survey of Lanka’s continental shelf

	Health Ministry’s unhealthy OT bill