Lanka urges urgent UN action against Tigers

Sri Lanka yesterday urged the Working Group of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict to take urgent punitive action against the LTTE for its continuous recruitment and use of child soldiers.

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Batticaloa Local Polls:

Good turnout for postal voting

Over 70 per cent of postal voters turned up yesterday to elect their representatives to the Batticaloa district local bodies. The postal voting had taken place without any major incident.

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Inland Sea Tiger base pounded

Air Force fighter jets pounded an LTTE inland Sea Tiger base yesterday morning causing heavy damage to Tigers in Kiranchi, west of Kilinochchi, Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Andrew Wijesuriya said.

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NSB initiates pension scheme

The majority of people in Sri Lanka do not have pension funds due to the absence of a proper pension instrument in the country, Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal said.

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