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Sri Lanka: 6 Tamils arrested in Chilaw, one in Kuchchave'li (TamilNet)
Sri Lanka Police arrested six Tamil civilians Tuesday night in Chilaw town on receipt of information that some strangers were seen moving in the area. The Chilaw police said that the arrested failed to justify their presence in the location during the preliminary inquiry.
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A Sweet Dilemma - ‘War against piracy’ (Daily News)
Not a day passed by without a ship being hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Somalia has been good enough for many surprises in the past. Clitoris mutilation and public lynching of captured soldiers were among them. The present one is actually no surprise.
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The Great son of Sri Lanka (Daily News)
Today (January 8, 2009) falls the hundred and tenth (110) birth anniversary of Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, the fourth Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, patriot and great national leader.
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From Sri Lan ka, with love (Farmington Observer)
They went to help an orphanage in a Third World war zone, but one of the first questions people asked Tara Rondy and her fiancÃ&Copy;, Keith Kohler, was whether they got married while overseas. "It was an unofficial celebration," said Rondy, a 34-year-old physical therapist from Plymouth. "My Sri Lankan family wanted to be part of it." It was Rondy's second visit to the Grace Care Center, a home ...
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Tourism targets highest forex by ’16 (Daily News)
Sri Lanka Tourism (SLT) hopes to elevate its position by 2016 as the highest foreign exchanger earner to the country from the current fourth place. Chairman, SLT, Bernard Goonethilake said that they hope to attract 1.5 million tourist arrivals by 2016 to achieve this target.
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Service sector plays vital role - Minister Anura Yapa (Daily News)
At a time when our valiant Forces are achieving a great victory against the terrorists, the Government will also ensure the proper climate for investments in the country, New Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said yesterday.
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170,000 new voters in Matale (Daily News)
There are 170,000 new voters for the forthcoming Central Provincial Election says the Assistant Commissioner of Elections Matale Phillip Nisantha de Silva. He said they are eligible according to the Electoral Register of 2007.
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Tragic end dashes their hopes (Daily News)
Sarath Siriwardena Kalutara District Roving corr. The entire Induruwa area was grief stricken as the body of Flt. Sergeant Nalin Nishantha Jayasinghe, who died in Friday's LTTE suicide bomb explosion near the entrance to the SLAF headquarters in Slave Island was brought to his house on Saturday.
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Economic impact of LTTE defeat (Daily News)
The capture of Paranthan and Kilinochchi confirms that remaining strongholds of the LTTE Elephant pass and Mullaithivu would fall within a short period. This assessment also confirmed by many experts following events in the security section.
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Sri Lanka: Saiva temple administrator shot dead in Moothoor (TamilNet)
Unidentified armed persons shot dead a 30-year old treasurer of Menkamam Murugan Temple society Wednesday night around 10:00 p.m. at Menkamam in Moothoor division in Trincomalee district, police sources said.
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