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Bomb Explosion in Colombo Fort Railway station

A bomb explosion has taken place in the Colombo fort railway station around 7.35 this evening. According to the available information the explosion has occurred on the fourth platform.

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India arrests seven Tiger suspects

THE ‘Q’ branch police in Tamil Nadu have arrested seven LTTE sympathisers, including Sri Lankan refugee Sivakrishnan alias Nanthan, 30, and K Murugapandi, 27, of Pothampuli near Kamudhi.

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Parliament fetes Murali

PARLIAMENT yesterday accorded a warm reception to champion off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who recently became the world record holder for Test wickets. Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara felicitated and welcomed Murali and the Sri Lankan cricket team.

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SriLankan plane damaged in Frankfurt

A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A340 was damaged in an accident at Frankfurt airport shortly before it was due to take off, airport police said yesterday.

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Flower power

Cut flower export is a booming business in Sri Lanka. Japan, Malaysia and the U.S.A are some of the major buyers for cut flowers. They are popular among Sri Lankans too. The Shirohana flower shop imports their plants mainly from Holland every six months. They are then planted in their farm at Nuwara-eliya. They also have a good demand in the Sri Lankan market. Here, two foreigners admiring flowers at the Shirohana flower shop in Borella. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe.