Wanni liberation enters decisive phase
THE Security Forces engaged in the Wanni
liberation operation, entered a decisive phase yesterday as the
troops created the biggest ever military front to the LTTE in the
western flank of Wanni with two Army divisions that independently
operated in Mannar and Vavuniya linking together from southeast of
Periyamadu yesterday afternoon.
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Tigers can no more fight like a conventional army - Army Chief
The Tigers have "lost their capability of
fighting as a conventional army" because of the offensive the
military is waging against them, Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka
said yesterday.
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Arugam Bay bridge opens today
The Government will open the new Arugam Bay
bridge connecting Pottuvil, Arugam Bay and Panama in the Eastern
province, to the public from today. The bridge constructed at a cost
of US $ 10 million.
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Three dead as train derails on Hikkaduwa bridge
At least three commuters died and 12 others
injured when the Matara-bound Rajarata Rejina train from
Anuradhapura derailed in Hikkaduwa yesterday around 12.30 p.m. A
nine-year-old child was reported missing.
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