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LTTE air raid thwarted; one terrorist aircraft destroyed - Colombo

Two LTTE air craft have seen on the Colombo air around 10 tonight. According to the air force sources one terrorist air craft has been destroyed and the body of pilot too has been found.

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Rehabilitating and reconstructing North:

UN assist Sri Lanka

The UN is ready to assist in the rehabilitation and the reconstruction of the North, visiting UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Sir John Holmes said renewing its call to the LTTE to release the civilians suffering in its fast shrinking territory.

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Another food shipment to Mullaitivu

Barely 48 hours after the Government transported 46 MT of food and medicine to uncleared areas of Mullaitivu using sea routes on Tuesday, another vessel carrying a fresh stock of essential food items and medicine to the same area, was scheduled to leave Trincomalee yesterday evening.

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Lankan economy resilient

Enterprise Development and International Trade Minister Professor G.L. Peiris claimed yesterday that despite the global economic crisis,

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JKH short-listed for Chennai Container terminal project

Final bidder to be made known soon:

John Keells Holdings (JKH) was short-listed with 40 other listed global giants who bid to build a container terminal at Ennore, Chennai in July 2008, Lanka Securities (Pvt) Ltd sources said.

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