Afghan school girls walk past an Afghan sapper and his sniffer dog at Bagram valley, near the coalition joint task force base, 50 kms (31 miles) north of Kabul, June 29, 2003. Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world and the landmines left over from Afghanistan’s 23 years of war still claim more than 100 victims a month.

130 suspects taken into custody in 24 hours

Police, Security Forces launch anti-crime drive

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

Police, the Special Task Force and the Armed Forces have launched a combined security operation in Colombo City and Western Province in the wake of the recent spate of killings and other crimes, including the slaying of intelligence operatives.
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Resettlement of displaced persons accelerated

by Ranil Wijayapala

In the aftermath of heavy criticism over the slow progress on the normalisation of war affected districts in the North East the government has taken steps to speed up the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in the Vavuniya district.
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• Case against Mangala, others proceeding
  
  
• German donation to help war-traumatised children in North
  
  
• Rs. 1.5 b WB assistance to reconstruct flood affected houses
  
  
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• World's largest reclining Buddha statue in Fukuoka
  
  
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• Another player to enter local petroleum market by year's end
  
  
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