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Sri Lanka imposed censorship on war reporting a week after Tamil Tiger rebels carried out a devastating attack on the country's air force, a government notice showed. President Mahinda Rajapakse used tough emergency laws to ban the publication of any information on military operations as well as procurements, a gazette notification obtained by AFP showed. The move follows last week's rebel attack that virtually wiped out Sri Lanka's spy plane fleet

Delivering the keynote address at the convocation of the Sir John Kothalawala Defence University at the BMICH,President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the Government always maintained the position that a political solution should be provided to the ethnic problem. The Government?s intention is to bring an honourable peace to the country, it is not ready to betray the victories won by the three armed forces nor would the Government enter in to a peace that would betray he country?s sovereignty

The main opposition UNP Tuesday vowed to work out a fresh peace initiative by signing a new accord with the LTTE for the cessation of hostilities, once it assumes office. UNP frontliner Lakshman Kiriella told a news conference the party would work out a solution acceptable to all communities with the support of the international community including India, taking into consideration the present ground situation in the North-East

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Censorship could be sign that war will intensify

Sri Lanka imposes censorship on war reporting

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka imposed censorship on war reporting a week after Tamil Tiger rebels carried out a devastating attack on the country's air force, a government notice showed.

President Mahinda Rajapakse used tough emergency laws to ban the publication of any information on military operations as well as procurements, a gazette notification obtained by AFP showed.

S.Lanka inflation hits 17-year high at 17.7 pct

Reuters

COLOMBO, Oct 31 - Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate, measured on a 12-month moving average, rose to 17.7 percent in October on higher food prices, hitting 1990 highs and up from 17.5 percent in September, the government said on Wednesday.

Consumer prices rose 19.6 percent in October from a year earlier, higher than an annual rise of 17.3 percent in September the Census and Statistics Department said.