Development, welfare will not be curtailed - President

DEVELOPMENT and welfare measures will not be curtailed in spite of the conflict and the Government is working according to a plan to bring prosperity, President Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted yesterday.

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Forces liberate 6,000 civilians in Silavatura

THE Security Forces yesterday completed yet another humanitarian mission liberating nearly 6,000 civilians from the LTTE grip after taking control of Silavatura, Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka told the Daily News.

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LTTE in France use intimidatory tactics

LTTE agents in France in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the flag pole and the national flag at the Sri Lanka Embassy and caused damage to the Embassy premises.

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No-fly zone over key Indian nuclear facility

CONCERNED over growing threats from LTTE’s air wing, the Government has decided to declare the airspace above Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam, which houses one of its most sensitive nuclear installations, as a “no fly zone”.

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A solid tyre plant to be set up:

Laugfs tyres for Aussie market

LAUGFS Corporation Rubber (PVT) Limited (LCRL), a subsidiary of Laugfs Holdings will invest US$ 3 million this year for a solid tyre plant in Millewa-Horana.

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