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In face of any danger:
We will decide fearlessly- President
Armed Forces’ sacrifices not in vain:
Even though terrorism had been defeated certain
forces which preached separatism and who tried to divide the country
were still at large. “We are closely monitoring the situation and to
defeat this and in the struggles ahead to build a new country we
shall not fear to take necessary decisions in the face of any
dangers that we may face,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Rizana Nafeek tells Court:
First confession taken under duress, physical assault
Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek, who was found
guilty of the death of a Saudi infant in May 2005, told a court in
Dawadmi on Sunday that her first confession was taken under duress
and physical assault. Nafeek made this statement before a
three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Abdullah Al-Rosaimi at a
court in Dawadmi. The maid’s statement in court was translated by
Abdul Careem, an Indian electrician who acted as an interpreter
yesterday.
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Singaporean Investors due here on fact finding mission
New chapter full
of promise in Lanka today - Singaporean FM
The end of the conflict in Sri Lanka has opened
a whole new chapter full of promise, visiting Singaporean envoy
George Yeo said on Saturday, referring to the country’s potential
and the efforts made by local authorities to develop the former
conflict-affected areas in the North and East.
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US billionaire probed for LTTE terror link
A US-based hedge-fund billionaire charged as
part of an insider-trading case was investigated by US authorities
for allegedly raising funds for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE), The Wall Street Journal reported.
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