Commercial links between LTTE and al-Qaeda- FM

THE activities of the LTTE are no longer confined to Sri Lanka as the IISS publication Military Balance 2007 has pointed out there are now emerging commercial links between the LTTE and the al-Qaeda movement, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said in London.

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Military challenge must be countered - US envoy

VISITING US envoy Steven Mann said Washington was fully appreciative of the fact that the Sri Lankan Government had a difficult task in fighting terrorism while pursuing a political solution to the quarter century old conflict.

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Four more LTTE Eastern bases captured

SECURITY Forces yesterday completed a 48-hour humanitarian operation capturing four major LTTE bases in Peraru jungles in the North of Trincomalee, guaranteeing civilians in the villages of Gomarankadawala, Kivulakade, Menikkadawala a life free of terror.

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SLTB invests Rs. 400m for marketing

THE Sri Lanka Tourist Board would be investing Rs. 400 million for their marketing campaign for 2007 said the Chairman SLTB, Renton De Alwis. This is an increase of Rs. 50 million from 2006.

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