Navy, Air Force repulse attack on Delft island

The Navy foiled a Sea Tiger attack on the Delft islands killing 18 LTTE cadres including four leaders yesterday morning. The Navy also destroyed four LTTE suicide boats and severely damaged two others with the assistance of the Air Force. The Navy successfully repulsed the attack.

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Govt not selling Telecom stake to GTH - Cabinet Spokesman

Media and Information Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Anura Priyadarshana Yapa strongly refuted the allegation that Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) was selling a part of its stake to Global Telecommunications Holdings of Malaysia (GTH).

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Soldier killed in Pettah claymore blast

Six others injured

One soldier was killed and six others including three civilians injured when the LTTE detonated a claymore mine targeting an Army bus in Reclamation Road, Pettah.

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Clamp down on guns in liberated East

The Government yesterday stressed that no one other than the Security Forces and those licensed will be allowed to carry arms in the liberated East.

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Leisure industry persisting in selling Sri Lanka

The global travel agents and companies have not abandoned selling Sri Lanka and they still have confidence in the destination, said the President of the Sri Lanka Inbound Tour Operators (SLITO) Dirk Girkson.

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