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Government contracts Chinese firm to destroy bodies buried in Nandikadal lagoon

Diplomatic sources say that the government has permitted a Chinese firm to commence a project at the Nandikadal lagoon where Sri Lankan security forces had buried thousands of bodies of LTTE cadres during the final stages of the war last May.
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Man performing witchcraft during trial against Ex-MP arrested

A man suspecting to be performing witchcraft inside a court room where a murder case against a former member of parliament was being heard was arrested this morning.

Gota states, Kumaran Pathmanathan is custody the control of Criminal Investigation Unit.

According to information it is informed that Kumaran Pathmanathan who was arrested by the government, is not under the control of military but he is in the custody of Criminal Investigation unit. While Gottabaya gave an interview to a local English media, he made this statement.

Namal tries to teach law to the Navy

UPFA parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa is to be appointed as a legal consultant to the Sri Lanka Navy.

Detention 'ruined' army officer's life

A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) officer has accused the SLA of ruining his life by detaining him for years making false allegations.

General warns State over KP

Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has warned the government not to trust former LTTE Chief Arms Procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) as he is a terrorist and could mislead investigations into the activities of the LTTE.

Chandrika’s Security Head Jailed

The head of security of former president Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaratunge, SSP Nihal Karunarathne was yesterday sentenced to a four year jail term and was fined Rs 50,000 by the Kandy High Court Judge Preethi Padman Surasena. The judge ordered that Karunaratne be jailed for a further one year in the event of his failure to pay the fine.

Monies taken from soldiers who had left their commissions not paid back

Relatives of Army soldiers who had deserted the force and returned during the amnesty period in order to retire from the Army had not been paid any of the dues that had had been taken from their monthly pays during their service period.

Special security for Fonseka

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered special security for General Sarath Fonseka after it was revealed that there were threats to his life as he was the former army commander.

TV stations directed by courts to hand over Fonseka tapes to CID

The court today ordered a private TV station to release the CID tapes of the speeches made by Gen (retd) Sarath Fonseka in Ratnapura and Ampara drawing reference to the controversial white flag issue.

Indian police arrest LTTE cadres trying to smuggle explosives to Sri Lanka

The 'Q' Branch of India's Tamil Nadu police during a raid at Tiruchirapalli Sunday have arrested three LTTE intelligence wing members who had attempted to smuggle explosives to Sri Lanka, Indian media has reported today (21).
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