Tigers’ last Eastern bastion falls

Security Forces advancing to liberate the Thoppigala area from LTTE control dealt a mortal blow to the last line of Tiger resistance when it captured the outfit’s main headquarters base last morning releasing the grip on its Eastern stronghold.

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AI slams Tigers

Amnesty International (AI) slammed the LTTE for not living up to its pledge to stop recruiting children and releasing existing child cadres accusing that over 1,500 such recruits still remained within the terrorist outfit.

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Fraud case: CID perusing Minister’s bank accounts

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the massive fraud at the Agrarian Insurance Board and Agrarian Service Department yesterday told Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena that they are perusing the bank accounts of Minister S. M. Chandrasena, whose name transpired during investigations into the fraud.

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China funds two flagship development projects

As a follow up to the State visit of the President to China in February a delegation led by Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Dr. Sarath Amunugama visited China to meet with the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Exim Bank.

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