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Benazir Bhutto assassinated Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 10:30 PM SL Time Pakistan`s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 22, doctors and a spokesman for her party said.
While Bhutto appeared to have died from bullet wounds, it was not immediately clear if she was shot or if her wounds were caused by bomb shrapnel. President Pervez Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death, according to state media. Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan ambassador to the United States, said Musharraf will be `announcing something` soon, likely to include a declaration of national mourning for Bhutto. He said that when he briefly spoke with Musharraf, the president `condemned these attacks.` 
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SLAF raids major LTTE facility - Mulaithiuvu Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 11:42 AM SL Time SLAF super sonic MiG-27 and K`Fir combat fighters made dashing sorties this morning (December 27) at a major LTTE facility at Vellamullavaikkal, North of Mulaithivu, at around 6.10 a.m.
Air force fighter pilots have acquired the target successfully destroying the LTTE facility during the precision aerial sorties, Air force sources said. According to sources, the aerial raid was launched following ground surveillance and real time air reconnaissance information. Defence sources citing reliable `intel` said, LTTE were conducting a special training session at the facility which was continuously functioning since 2001.
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Sea Tigers destroy SLN Dvora attack craft in the seas off Delft island Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 7:35 PM SL Time A Sri Lanka Navy Dvora Fast Attack Craft (FAC) was sunk by the Sea Tigers, the Liberation Tigers naval wing Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. in the seas off Delft (Neduntheevu) island in Jaffna, initial reports from Jaffna said. The SLN has suffered casualties in the sea clash that erupted in the south of Delft. Initial reports further said two more Dvora FACs sustained damage and retreated to Kaankeasanthu`rai (KKS) port, one of them damaged beyond repair. The clash that began at noon was still continuing at 2:30 p.m. The Tigers are yet to release details of the clash.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan military officials in Colombo confirmed that the SLN was enaged in a sea battle with a Sea Tiger flotilla of attack crafts in the seas south of Neduntheevu. According to the Sri Lankan military, there were 16 Sea Tiger vessels in the Tiger flotilla.
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Sri Lanka Navy foils LTTE bid to smuggle warlike materials: 11 LTTE boats destroyed - Delft Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 12:22 PM SL Time Eleven LTTE attack boats were destroyed including two suicide craft during a heavy sea battle erupted this morning (December 26), in seas south off Delft, Naval sources say. According to latest information, Navy fast attack craft triumphed destroying eleven LTTE boats, while unconfirmed sources reveal at least 40 terrorists were killed during the hours long sea confrontation. Naval task units including fast attack craft engaged decisive strikes at an LTTE boat cluster consisting 16 boats, Naval sources said. Elite Naval sea units detected a suspicious boat cluster in seas south west off Delft, today at around 7.30a.m. Clashes erupted and turned into a fierce sea battle when Naval task units took initiative to cut off the suspicious boat movement, at 11.30a.m, defence sources say. According to Naval sources, LTTE elements were engaged in a clandestine sea movement smuggling warlike material towards the non-liberated Nachchikudha coast when detected by the Naval patrol units.
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Ninety cell phones stolen Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:02 AM SL Time Burglars have remove over ninety cellure telephones from a telephone dealer at Katukele, Peradeniya Road on a recent night. The telephones values at several thousands of rupees have been stolen by the intruders who entered the shop by cutting five padlocks of the front entrance, the owner of the cellure phone shop said. The pieces of the padlocks were taken away by the burglars with them, the proprietor of the shop said adding that there were a large number of cellure phone which were meant ot be repaired. They belonged to the customers. The cellure phone shop situated in front of the fuel filling station was one of the business premises, burgled in the area during the fortnight. Kandy police are investigating into the complaints.
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Trooper and deserter arrested with ganja Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:00 AM SL Time Tangalle police last week arrested a soldier and an army deserter with 16 packs of cannabis weighing one kg at the roadblock in Kudawella. According to Tangalle police the suspects had been travelling to Matara from Tanamalvila in a van with the bundle of cannabis hidden in the vehicle with the solider at the wheel. The deserter had been in civies at the time of the arrest. Police took the van into custody and produced the two suspects before the Tangalle Magistrate. The suspects were ordered to be produced before Court on January 4.
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95% of tsunami survivors granted permanent shelter Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 12:33 PM SL Time The government said the responsibility and understanding led to accelerating the relief work. Sri Lankans faced the natural calamity three years ago, in the morning of 26th December. The tsunami had a severe impact on coastal areas of 13 districts. 30 thousand people lost their lives. 562,601 were rendered homeless. 117,372 houses were destroyed. Although the construction of over 100 years was immediately destroyed, it was not an easy task to rebuild them within a period of three years. The government accepted this challenge despite many problems. NGOs extended support, in addition to the people of other areas. The government implemented many programmes to normalise the lives of the affected people in a short period The people are reaping the benefits of the housing programmes of the government in Southern, Eastern, Northern, South Western and North Western Areas.
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Citizenship for `Lankan` refugees in Tamil Nadu Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:03 AM SL Time Legal provisions are being looked into to grant citizenships for 28,500 Sri Lankan Tamils currently living in welfare centers in Tamil Nadu. They have no documents to prove their nationality. `Thousands of Lankans living on rations provided by the Tamil Nadu Government have expressed willingness to return to Sri Lanka. But are unable to do as they have no way of proving their identity upon their arrival in Sri Lanka. Thus we are currently studying as to how they could be granted citizenship`, Chairman of the Parliament Select Committee for Granting Citizenship to Refugees, JVP MP Ramalingam Chandrasekaran told The Island yesterday. The Committee dedcided to grant citizenships to these Lankan refugees at its first meeting held on December 12 at the Parliamentary Complex.
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Defeat sent Mangala out of his mind - Wimal Tuesday, 25 December 2007 - 10:52 AM SL Time JVP Propaganda Secretary and Parliamentary Group Leader Wimal Weerawansa said SLFP (M) wing convener and ousted Minister Mangala Samaraweera was out of his mind in the aftermath of the the December 14 debacle in Parliament. He was commenting on remarks made by Samaraweera, that he (Weerawansa) was a pet of arms dealers, in an interview with a weekend newspaper. `Those who dared to dream of usurping power through illegal means and to win portfolios have gone mad after the December 14 loss. Now they say various things and make statements that could only made by lunatics. We hope that they would regain their senses within two-three months and then they would be ashamed of what they have said and done,` Weerawansa told The Island yesterday.
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Hospital employees had helped in baby robbery Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 12:28 PM SL Time The woman held in connection with the robbery of a new born from the Colombo South Hospital on December 18, had promised a bribe of Rs. 20,000 to two minor employees of the hospital to help her, police investigations have revealed. In the suspect`s statement to the police she had said a minor employee of the hospital had agreed to give her an infant of a mother who had died at childbirth or to help her to rob an infant from a maternity ward of the hospital. The two employees had also taken an advance of Rs. 500. Kohuwala police said the employee had asked the suspect to come to the hospital dressed like a pregnant woman and she had paid 50 rupees to another woman employee to get a baby bag from one of the wards to place the robbed child in before she took it out.
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Kidney patients forced to buy drugs from pharmacies Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:01 AM SL Time A majority of ordinary patients suffering from chronic renal failure in the North Central, North Eastern and Mahaweli B zone areas had to buy costly drugs from pharmacies to be used in the dialysis machines.Although the Health Ministry spends around Rs.3,500 million annually for the treatment of nearly 30,000 kidney patients,adequate funds had not been allocated to purchase drugs required for renal dialysis treatment,Health Ministry sources said. North Central Province Medical Officer (Planning) Dr.Dammika de Silva told The Island,the patients had to purchase the required drugs from private pharmacies and due to this many patients were compelled to neglect the prescribed treatment. Dr.de Silva said that hundreds of people living in Madawachchiya,Padaviya,Kebethigollawa,Elahara and Mahaweli B Zone are seeking medical attention due to chronic kidney failure.Although medical experts were of the view that ,cooking in aluminium pots,illicit liquor brewed with agro-chemicals and drinking water without boiling were the cause for chronic kidney failure.
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Floods displace over 50,000 families in Sri Lanka Tuesday, 25 December 2007 - 11:05 AM SL Time Floods caused by torrential monsoon rains and landslides have displaced thousands of people in some districts of the eastern, northern and north-central parts of Sri Lanka. One death has been reported while 54,941 families consisting of 209,000 members have been affected in Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Polonnaruwa and Ratnapura districts due to torrential rain and landslides, the government figures pointed. Most families affected are in the Batticaloa district with 35,270 families comprising 124,505 members. Most of the affected people have been settled in 49 temporary camps located at schools, charity organizations and community centres, National Disaster Relief Services Centre said.
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Stop the `Flour Monster` in its tracks! Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 12:29 PM SL Time Prima has jacked up the wheat flour price by nine rupees per kilo again, causing the price of a loaf of bread to go up by three rupees. The kneejerk reaction of the government has been to pass the blame on to its opponents. Last time, the government blamed the flour price hikes on a controversial clause that had been surreptitiously incorporated into the Consumer Affairs Authority Act in favour of Prima. It was claimed that a bribe of one billion rupees had been paid for that clause! That was a very serious allegation, which should have been investigated promptly. But, the person responsible for that has not yet been named. Nor has any action been taken to amend the Act to deprive Prima of the alleged freedom to effect price increases at will. Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena has vowed to take appropriate action against Prima. But, that vow will never be honoured, if experience is anything to go by. The Minister bellows out all sorts of noises and issues various threats but it is always Prima that has the last laugh. When another issue crops up and eclipses the flour price hikes, he always conveniently drops the matter and high prices are there to stay.
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What can`t be cured must be endured? Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:05 AM SL Time Parliament has become something like a pond infested with frogs during monsoon rains. It is full of croaking and leaps. The bush telegraph has it that some more political jumps are likely to happen in the next few weeks. The incidence of crossovers is so high that JVP Parliamentary Group Leader Wimal Weerawansa recently made a tongue-in-cheek request in the House that an electronic board be put up at the entrance to Parliament indicating the strength of the Opposition and the government each day! A wag says it will have to be updated every hour, if not every minute, on the day of a crucial vote. However, political pole-vaulting has apparently come to be taken for granted and turncoats are going great guns. Today, our main news item says Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara has told a private television channel that he sees nothing wrong with defections. Owing to the Proportional Representation System that brings about weak governments, crossovers have become the order of the day and the Speaker seems to be going by the old adage: `What can`t be cured must be endured.`
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Some Christmas thoughts Tuesday, 25 December 2007 - 11:06 AM SL Time It never rains but it pours! Floods have displaced thousands of people and destroyed hundreds of houses. Some bridges have given way and many roads are still under water. The flood level continues to rise in some areas aggravating the suffering of the victims. Eight districts have been badly hit. Wrath of weather gods seems to know no bounds. In the North, the military and the LTTE are girding up their loins for what is considered an imminent showdown. Skirmishes have already begun. People in the other parts of the country are living in fear of deadly bomb attacks. There seems to be no end in sight to the natural and man-made disasters! It is against this backdrop that Christmas is celebrated today. Joy and sorrow, as is the way with life, exist cheek by jowl. After today`s celebrations comes tomorrow`s commemoration of those who perished in the Boxing Day tsunami, the worst ever natural disaster this country has experienced.
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Kumble rattles Australia despite Hayden century Thursday, 27 December 2007 - 12:29 PM SL Time Legspinner Anil Kumble took five wickets Wednesday to overshadow Matthew Hayden`s 28th test century and put India in a strong position after the first day of the first cricket test against Australia. India captain Kumble (5-84) made it clear his team would not be intimidated by the big-name Australians, claiming the wickets of Phil Jaques, Mike Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee to leave the home side on 337-9 at stumps. Stuart Clark scored 21 runs from 17 balls as he and fellow tailender Mitchell Johnson weathered the final overs to see out the day on a deteriorating Melbourne Cricket Ground wicket. After combining with Jaques for a steady first-wicket stand of 135 runs, Hayden brought up his century when he cracked an R. P. Singh ball for four runs in the 43rd over. The century was his 19th scored in Australia, surpassing Donald Bradman and Ricky Ponting with 18 each.
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Australia prepare `sickly` for Test Wednesday, 26 December 2007 - 11:04 AM SL Time The Australian cricket team`s preparation for the first test against India beginning Wednesday was sideswiped by criticism from former players. Vice captain Adam Gilchrist says his side is `a little bit sick` of it. Retired leg spinner Shane Warne and ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell criticized former national coach John Buchanan in newspaper stories over the past several days. Both have been critical of Buchanan in the past, and Chappell said on the weekend that his daughter might have done a better job of leading the Australian team. Last week, Warne said Australian cricket was in danger of becoming arrogant and he labeled Buchanan as `a goose.`
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Rain frustrates Sri Lanka, likely to save England Sunday, 23 December 2007 - 1:29 PM SL Time Heavy rains continued to frustrate Sri Lanka in their attempt to win the third and final Test match against the touring England team on the penultimate day at the reconstructed Galle International Stadium yesterday. Sri Lanka are looking to wrap up the series two nil following their success in the opening Test in Kandy and move into the second place of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship Team Rankings. A light shower forced the players to return back into the dressing room with England struggling to survive on 102 for 1 in their second innings at the break after being forced to follow on. The downpour then further increased in intensity during the lunch interval with covers placed across the whole ground. The rains eased at around 1.00 p.m and there was a moment when the ground staff started to pull the covers off. But then again the rains returned to the Galle Stadium getting even heavier there after.
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