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A ball-by-ball account of an accidental sighting of a woman that led to the arrest of one of the most wanted alleged fraudsters of the country
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Two farmers were killed and three others injured when lightning struck them while working in a paddy field in HabaraluWewa, Sevanagala at 2.00pm today.

Forty five year old G. Chandrathilake and 44-year-old Jayantha were the unfortunate victims of the lightning strike.

The injured were rushed to the Embilipitiya hospital. Continue Reading

There were no Avurudu holidays for the soldiers all these years. Instead of the sound of fire crackers that herald the auspicious times of the new year, what they heard were the sounds of guns and artillery fire.
While the rest of the country looked forward to a new beginning with fresh hope, our war heroes were away from their families and friends fighting a bitter battle to save the country from the clutches of terrorism. Continue Reading

Three separate Major Generals to hear charges against Gen. Fonseka in the second charge-sheet

A new General Court Martial (GCM) to hear charges of fraudulent military deals against retired General Sarath Fonseka is to comprise Major General Milinda Peiris (President), Major General Lalith Daulagala and Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe.

Their formal appointment, the Sunday Times learns, now awaits the signing of a Convening Order by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

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Embassy attack

The Norwegian Government has put on trial seven of its Tamil citizens, once Sri Lankans, and an asylum seeker on charges of causing vandalism against the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oslo in April last year.

A report in Aftenposten, Norway’s leading newspaper quoted Public Prosecutor Marit Bakkavig as saying that two of those charged were under the age of 18 when the offence was committed. She said all eight who have been charged are teenagers or in their twenties.

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The United States has turned down a request by the Defence Ministry to provide advanced training for Sri Lankan military officers, citing human rights concerns.

The Sunday Times learns that three lists containing names of senior officers were submitted to the US State Department for training at US military academies. U.S. Embassy spokesperson Jeff Anderson said facilities for such training programmes required certain assurances including the safeguarding of human rights.

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A 16-year-old Chavakachcheri schoolboy abducted allegedly by fellow students to demand a ransom of Rs. 30 million was found dead last evening, Police said.Thiruchelvam Kebilnath, an O/L student of Chavakachcheri Hindu College and son of a leading motorcycle trader in Jaffna, went missing on March 14. Following police investigations, three students of the same school were arrested.

The body was found buried in the compound of one of the suspects in the Chavakachcheri area last evening. The Magistrate who visited the area ordered a postmortem. Police said that one of the students arrested was an A/L student and the other two were O/L students.

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