Colombo, June 7 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka’s military said Thursday five Tamil Tigers rebels have been killed after troops engaged them in eastern Batticaloa district.
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - The state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) has bid $160-$180 million to lead the race for Sri Lanka’s Suntel, the Economic Times daily said on Thursday, citing sources close to the development.
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MUMBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - India’s state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) has bid $160-$180 million to lead the race for Sri Lanka’s Suntel, the Economic Times daily said on Thursday, citing sources close to the development.
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SYDNEY — Australian provincial coach Trevor Bayliss will fly to Sri Lanka next week to be interviewed for the vacant national coach’s position, it was reported yesterday.
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The European Parliament while condemning terrorism by the LTTE as a cause of concern, and urged that the need for the LTTE to return to the negotiating table, in a communiqu‚ issued at a public hearing held at Brussels on Tuesday(05).
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“This is a horrendous act. Sri Lanka Government should take steps to halt the killings immediately,” Rt. Rev. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai, Bishop of Trincomalee, Batticaloa, said at the event paying respects to the two Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRC) Society staff members, Sinnarasa Shanmugalingam and Karthigesu Chandramohan, held Wednesday around 1:30 p.m at Batticaloa Red […]

People displaced due to clashes in February between Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Vavu’natheevu in Batticaloa district are to be relocated under the Stage 3 rehabilitation scheme, from June 15 to 21, according to a decision made at a meeting held at Ma’nmunai west Regional Secretariat Tuesday, […]

Colombo: A senior Sri Lankan Air Force officer, Air Vice-Marshal Sriyan Samararatne, has been appointed the new Sri Lanka manager replacing Michael Tissera .
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June 06, Colombo: Japanese peace envoy, Yasushi Akashi called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees this evening.
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June 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa held discussions with displaced villagers from Athawetunuwewa in Welioya at Temple Trees this morning.
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