Troops reach Jayapuram

Over 40 Tigers killed:

Nachchikuda: Troops operating north east of Nachchikuda in the west of Kilinochchi district, made steady progress within the last two days reaching the outskirts of Jayapuram in the north of Nachchikuda, crushing LTTE efforts to bring in reinforcements to the front on several occasions killing more than 40 Tiger cadres, Military sources told the Daily News yesterday.

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Navy rescues family fleeing uncleared areas

Vettilikerni: The Lanka Navy rescued yet another Tamil family who were fleeing uncleared areas close to Vettilikerni on Saturday. Sri Lanka Navy Patrol Craft on constant surveillance in the seas off Vettilikerni spotted an unidentified boat leaving the shores of Vettilikerni and intercepted it.

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Foreign Service, Administrative Service to be combined ?

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged to explore the possibility of amalgamating the Sri Lanka Foreign Service and the Administrative Service so that the talents and synergies of both services could be used for the country’s benefit.

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WTC to be ‘full’ soon

Sri Lanka’s premier business hub and office complex, the World Trade Centre (WTC) will be 100 per cent occupied within the next couple of years in housing major companies in the country.

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