Nearly 100 sailors killed in LTTE suicide attack
Barbaric act against unarmed Forces personnel
Nearly one hundred sailors were killed and 116
including civilians were injured in a barbaric suicide attack by the
LTTE by driving an explosives-laden truck targeting hundreds of
unarmed Naval personnel at Digampathana on the Trincomalee-Habarana
road.
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UNP Ex-Co endorses union with SLFP
The UNP executive committee Monday gave its
thumbs-up to the deal with the ruling SLFP, but advised to finalise
an agreement on power sharing before signing the landmark Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties, UNP sources said.
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SC rules North-East merger invalid
The Bench of five Supreme Court Judges yesterday
held that the Proclamation made by the then President J.R.
Jayewardene merging the North and East provinces as one
administrative province had no force in law.
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