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Troops captures Kokavil TV tower

The TV transmission tower at Kokavil was re-captured by Army yesterday. The tower was captured by tiger terrorists in 1990 and three member crew that was returning after their duties at the tower was abducted by the terrorists and murdered.

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Government rejects Amnesty International report Sri Lanka government yesterday emphatically rejected the charges of humanitarian aid blockage to the displaced people in the in the Wanni region, made by the Amnesty International in its latest report released. Issuing a brief statement Presidential Secretariat said that the government is fully aware of the numbers of persons who need assistance. Read more...

LTTE faced dead-end in Mankulam, Pooneryn

Refuting certain media reports and allegations, Media and Information Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Anura Priyadarshana Yapa reiterated that the LTTE has been completely defeated and driven out of Pooneryn and Mankulam with absolutely no hopes of a come-back. Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing in Parliament yesterday,

Political

Parliament should be ashamed -Kiriella

UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said Monday, Parliament should be ashamed of its failure to ensure the implementation of the Constitution. Speaking during the committee stage debate, Mr. Kiriella said that a petition seeking the implementation of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution had been taken up by the Supreme Court. This relates to the establishment of the Constitutional Council.

No hurry to hold a general election Rajapakse government stated that they are not in any hurry to hold a general election at this moment. Speaking at a special press briefing held in Colombo yesterday Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government has a certain capability to win a general election if it holds one. We can face and win any poll at this juncture, the Minister added. Read more...

Defence

Army captured another tiger airstrip Troops now advancing towards Paranthan following the victory in Pooneryn have captured one of LTTE airstrips located in the Nivil area, Pooneryn this afternoon, the military said. Defense Ministry said that according to the sources in the filed, the airstrip is about 200m in length and made by demarcating a strip of the B-69 Pooneryn-Paranthan main road. Read more...

Heavy fighting in Nayaru Seven Sea Tiger boats were completely destroyed by the Navy and the Air Force and at least six LTTE cadres were killed off Nayaru, Mullaitivu, today morning, military sources said. They said the LTTE casualties could be higher.air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said that the five boats were destroyed by the Mi 24 helicopters. Read more...

Busniess

No tax for local paddy production-Bandula Government has emphasized that no tax is imposed on local paddy production. Minister Bandula Gunawardena said a 25 rupee tax on an imported kilo of rice was being levied to protect the local paddy cultivator. Addressing Parliament, the Trade Minister observed that last year’s paddy production was in the region of more than 1.9 million metric tons. Read more...

Fuel prices further down $52 per barrel World crude oil prices slipped to $52.24 per barrel for Brent on Thursday while the OPEC Basket was trading at $49.94, the Central Bank said. In the Singapore Refined Products Market, petrol was offered at $40.10, diesel at $67.60 and kerosene at $77.40. Read more...

World

Obama calls up Manmohan US President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and described the India-U.S. strategic relationship as “very important.” Expressing his desire to visit India as soon as possible, Mr. Obama, according to official sources here, assured Dr. Singh that the new set-up in Washington would work together with New Delhi on all important issues. Read more...

Obama phones back 9 world leaders

President-elect Barack Obama spoke by telephone Thursday with the leaders of nine US allies to express thanks for their fulsome messages of congratulation, an aide said. Obama returned calls to the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico and South Korea,

Sports

Murali and Mendis rout Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 100 balls remaining) ,Zimbabwe's captain, Prosper Utseya, may have suggested that Muttiah Muralitharan was "not as effective" as he once was, but that assertion came back to haunt his team during the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Harare.

Muralitharan's action not clean - Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist has said he believes Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan off spinner, has a suspect action, and blamed the ICC for allowing him bowl in international cricket. Gilchrist wrote in his autobiography that there was no doubt in his mind that as per the laws of the game, Murali and many others have been guilty of chucking.