EU bans LTTE

The European Union formally banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a terrorist organisation, EU sources revealed yesterday. The 25-nation bloc rubber-stamped the ban, which was agreed in principle last week, at a meeting of EU Ministers late Monday evening.

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LTTE kills 12 civilians

In a brutal attack on ordinary citizens, the LTTE shot dead 12 civilians in Omadiyamadu, close to the uncleared areas of Welikanda on Monday night, Welikanda police said yesterday.

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Maximum devolution within undivided Sri Lanka

Government rejects military option

President Mahinda Rajapaksa's vision is for a maximum devolution of power in an undivided Sri Lanka, the Government asserted yesterday. "The Government is of the firm conviction that solutions to the issues at hand have to be sought only through political means and not through military means," a Government statement issued soon after the EU proclamation on the LTTE said yesterday.

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The activity levels of the stock market remained at a modest level for the second consecutive day of the week as most investors continued to take a `wait and see approach'.

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