‘Captain Ali’ to return home

The Government yesterday ordered the crew of ‘Captain Ali’ which brought food stuff destined for the LTTE terrorists to sail the ship away from the country’s territorial waters without unloading cargo.

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Noon drama in Moratuwa bank

One killed, Rs. 1.7 m snatched:

A man was shot dead and Rs. 1.7 million robbed inside a private bank in Rawathawatte, Moratuwa yesterday morning, police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said.

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Create Gotabhaya Regiment to honour Defence Secretary

The Colombo Buddhist Theosophical Society has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to create a new Regiment called “Gotabhaya Regiment” in the Sri Lanka Army in honour of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for the great national service rendered by him in giving proper guidance to the Security Forces in annihilating LTTE terrorism which had been a scourge for well over 30 years.

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