Hunt on for Yala Tigers

Park to open in a few days:

Troops continued a massive search operation inside the Yala National Park with reinforcements arriving there yesterday morning in search of LTTE cadres who had launched a surprise attack on an isolated Army detachment in Thalgasmankada on Monday evening.

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Heathrow shaken by plane collision

SriLankan Airbus clips BA Jumbo's wing:

British aviation authorities are investigating a freak accident in which a SriLankan Airlines A340 collided with a British Airways 747 at Heathrow on Monday night. The Sri Lankan Airbus was bound for Maldives while the BA Boeing was heading to Singapore.

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Eight suspended from lectures

Peradeniya University's Senate yesterday suspended eight students from attending lectures for five weeks after they were found guilty of removing the Sir Ivor Jennings nameboard and damaging university property, Registrar Ranjith Alwis said.

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Srilakvahini - LBN Satellite tie-up for better choice

Srilakvahini Satellite has teamed up with LBN Satellite to give their customers better choice of channels. Srilakvahini which started just ten months ago has covered most of the country, Srilakvahini's Director Jayathisha Tennakoon said.

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