Ignores calls for peace
LTTE kills nine sailors
Nine sailors were killed and eight injured in an LTTE
claymore mine blast in Chettikulam on the Mannar-Medawachchiya road at
4.15 p.m. yesterday. According to the Navy Media Unit, the incident
occurred at the 18th mile post in Chettikulam.
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Tourist arrivals to top 500,000 for third year
DESPITE the tsunami's effect on the tourism industry
in 2004, Sri Lanka has surpassed half a million tourists arrivals for
the third consecutive year in 2005, Director General of the Sri Lanka
Tourist Board (SLTB) S. Kalaiselvam told the Daily News.
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