New fighting in Sri Lanka’s civil war killed 31 Tamil Tiger rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Sunday.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has denied rumours that a large contingent of Indian troops would be deployed in Colombo to provide security to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the 15th Saarc summit, scheduled to open here August 1.
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July 13 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka is ready to hold talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam if the rebels disarm, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
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Sri Lanka’s air force has carried out air raids at Tamil Tiger rebel heartland of Mullaithivu, officials said Saturday. Airforce spokesman Janaka Nanayakkara said the air raids were made on a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( …
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Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police in a joint cordon and search operation conducted along Buttala-Kathirkaamam road Saturday arrested six Tamil civilians Saturday, sources said. The search was triggered by the attack Friday morning on a passenger bus by a group of unidentified gunmen that killed four commuters and wounded 26 others.
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July 12, Colombo: Fresh fighting between the Sri Lankan troops and LTTE rebels in the embattled northern region killed 18 Tigers and destroyed several bunkers, the military said today.
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July 12, Colombo: Sri Lank Air Force fighter jets this morning struck an identified LTTE bunker line in the Tamil Tiger territory of Mullaitivu in northern Sri Lanka.
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July 12, Negombo: Sri Lanka Police have arrested five members of a gang wanted for number of crimes committed in the Negombo area along with their weapons.
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July 12, Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP for the Trincomalee district Jayanatha Weerasekara yesterday asked the government to provide 20,000 rupees for each Trincomalee fisher family who had lost their livelihood.
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July 12, Negombo: A fire caused by an electrical shortage has burned down four shops in the Negombo town early this morning causing a loss of about 100 million rupees.
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