COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday (12 Feb) fired artillery at a key military base in Northern Sri Lanka, killing six soldiers and wounding 10, the defence ministry said.
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Feb 12, Kandy: Sri Lanka Railway Department today held a media briefing inside the spectators’ carriage of the Colombo-Kandy express train.
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The President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has arrived here on a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka, government officials said Tuesday. The Maldivian President landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport at 1:20 p.m. loca …
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Feb 12, Tissamaharama: A pressure mine suspected to be laid by the Tamil Tigers has been found at Situlpawwa, in Tissamaharama this morning.
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Feb 12, Colombo: Three trade unions of public school teachers today announced that they are taking trade union actions against the government in near future.
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Feb 12, Mannar: St Sebastian Church at Thalladi, in Mannar was completely destroyed in an artillery attack by the Tamil Tigers this morning, the military said. A barrage of artillery shells fired upon the church around 9 this morning from the Tamil Tiger dominated Veddithalthivu area in the North of Mannar.
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Sri Lanka batsmen Mahela Jayawardene (left) and Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrate after their team’s win against India at the Manuka Oval in Canberra yesterday. Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.
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Offensive against rebels in northern Sri Lanka results in deaths on both sides
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CANBERRA: Sri Lanka hammered India by eight wickets yesterday to revive their hopes in the rain-hit tri-series. Set a revised 154 to win from 21 overs, Sri Lanka reached the rain-adjusted target with two overs to spare for their first win of the series.
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Canberra: The tri-series was on Tuesday thrown wide open as a spirited Sri Lanka recorded their first win in the tournament — an emphatic eight-wicket victory over India in a rain-truncated match.
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