A Royal Thai Navy ship carrying relief supplies for flood victims arrived in Colombo yesterday. Here Thai Ambassador J. Tivayanand hands over one of the relief packs to Navy Commander Daya Sandagiri before the goods were sent to the affected areas. (Picture by Sanjeeva Kellepotha)

Underworld, drug traffickers targeted

'Striking Force' to combat crime

by Sarath Malalasekera

Inspector General of Police T.E. Anandarajah has set up a "Special Striking Force Unit" to combat hard drug trafficking and underworld activity.
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Home Affairs Minister to write to Western, NCP Governors

The holding of office by two Chief Ministers and the membership of certain JVP MPs are in doubt as Minister of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Alick Aluvihare will send letters to the Governors of the Western and North Central Provinces to take appropriate action following the Supreme Court judgement on Uva Province Chief Minister Samaraweera Weerawanni.
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