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Four LTTE bodies taken over by ICRC- Vavuniya

Four corpses of LTTE terrorists killed in fighting at the Wanni battlefront recently were taken over by the ICRC officials in Vavuniya yesterday (August 19) at 12.30 p.m. | READ ARTICLE |

How Tamil Tigers increased their Influence in U.S. under Professional Sri Lankan diplomats in Washington

Unlike standard diplomacy, which might be described as the ways in which government leaders communicate with each other at the highest level, public diplomacy focuses on the way in which a country, through both officials and private individuals and institutions, communicates with citizens in other societies. But like standard diplomacy, it starts from the premise that dialogue, rather than sales pitch, is often central to achieving the goals of foreign policy. To be effective, public diplomacy must be seen as two-way street.acting deliberately or inadvertently, | READ ARTICLE |

Air Force destroy 3 LTTE nerve centers in Wanni

Sri Lanka Air Force carried out 3 historic air missions targeting 3 of the LTTE's most vital nerve centers in the Wanni during last few hours, said the defence sources | READ ARTICLE |

Sri Lanka Air Force targets Tamil Tiger camps in triple air raids

Sri Lanka Air Force carried out separate air raids targeting three Tamil Tiger camps in the Mullaitivu district this ... | READ ARTICLE |

LTTE takes French ACTC for a ride

In recent weeks the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo and the Sri Lanka Embassy in France received dozens of letters signed by different individuals with Tamil and French names. Though they were posted from different localities in Paris, all the letters had the same content accusing the government of Sri Lanka of alleged human rights violations and alleging that soldiers torture Tamil citizens. | READ ARTICLE |

Nallur Kandasamy annual festival commences today with ‘Kodi Etram’

The annual festival of Nallur Kanthasamy Kovil (Temple) in Jaffna commences today with Kodi Etram - the ceremony of flag hoisting to mark the beginning of the temple festival. The festival will commence at 10 AM, in the morning. According to tradition, Nallur Kanthasamy Temple is said to be one of the few temples in the peninsula that practices rites and observances according to Saiva agama traditions, and reflected with regularity, splendor and pageantry. | READ ARTICLE |
   

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