Vavunathivu police arrested four suspects during the on going inquiries into the assassination of Dr. Palitha Pathmakumara of Vavunathivu Government Hospital and a neighbour. Police spokesman confirmed that the Defence Ministry has taken steps to provide protection to the government servants in the Eastern Province. — Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:55:32 PM
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa celebrates his 63rd Birthday today. Pictured here President being wished by people at the Dalada Maligawa, where he along with the first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa made religious observances. Pic by Sudath Silva
— Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:07:09 AM
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Reporters Without Borders urges the Sri Lankan authorities to release the General Manager of Tamil Radio Station ‘Vetri FM’ A. R. V. Loshan, who was arrested at his home in the capital Colombo on Saturday, 15th November. MORE… — Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:48:33 AM
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Around 71 million Rupees in the accounts of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) in the Sri Lankan banks have been confiscated by the Sri Lankan Government, according to a press release by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The move is widely seen as an act of ’structural […]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s navy and air force battled Tamil Tiger boats near the eastern port of Mullaitivu yesterday, destroying two craft and killing at least six rebels, the military said.
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Nov 18, Anuradhapura: The four civilians who were abducted last night by the suspected LTTE cadres at Rathmale in Horowpathana have been released this evening while a special search operation was undergoing.
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The downtown core of Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge rise above a morning fog in this view from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia November 17, 2008. REUTERS — Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:51:02 AM
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After President Mahinda Rajapaksa said action would be taken to filter the accessing of pornographic..
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Cho Ramaswamy, the editor of Thuglaq magazine, is one of the most respected political analysts in In..
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Sri Lankan naval forces backed by helicopter gunships attacked a group of rebel boats early Tuesday,..
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