President asks clergy to return

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday requested members of the clergy in the conflict ares in the North to return to Government controlled areas along with the trapped civilians as the Government has taken all measures to cater to their welfare.

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Mahanayakes urge LTTE:

Let civilians go

The Mahanayakas of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters yesterday called on the LTTE to release Tamil civilians held by them in the Vanni requesting them to let go of their grip on innocent civilians as human shields.

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Prabhakaran’s luxury hide out seized

Troops of the 58 Division operating in Visuamadu North on Sunday evening had taken control of a two storeyed luxury house with underground facilities which bears strong evidence to prove that Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and his family had lived in it, military officials told the Daily News yesterday.

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CB Treasury Bills/Bonds for Lankan migrant workers

The Central Bank (CB) has launched a program to sell and purchase Treasury Bills/Treasury Bonds issued by the Government for Sri Lanka’s diaspora and migrant workforce.

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