President appoints Task Force

Mandated to report within one year:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa by virtue of powers vested in him by Article 33 (f) of the Constitution of the Democratic, Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, has appointed a 19- member Presidential Task Force for Resettlement,

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Final battle to rescue remaining civilians enters crucial stage:

Tigers destroy own vehicles, assets

The LTTE cadres unable to withstand the military thrust on them in the last few kilometres in the North of Mullaitivu have started blasting and destroying their own vehicles and other assets as the final battle to rescue the remaining civilians entered into its most crucial stage,

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Tiger aircraft accessories found

Troops unearthed a stock of LTTE light aircraft accessories buried in a coconut grove in Theravikulam, Puthukudiyiruppu yesterday morning.

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Lankan embassy refutes civilian casualty figures

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kuwait refuted the number of civilian casualties allegedly killed by government troops as claimed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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