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Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka (MOD)
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CID remands 26 human traffickers
The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested a group of 26 suspects accused of running a large scale people smuggling racket. According to Police sources, the suspects are reported to have illegally transported individuals including LTTE terrorists to Australia onboard ships.
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'Signature Tour' of Sri Lanka with U.S delegates a success
Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya concluded a highly successful 2010 inaugural Ambassadors' Signature Tour of Sri Lanka with 25 American professionals and business people recently.
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"Api Wenuwen Api" Second Phase to hand over another 27 houses to war heroes
Another 27 houses constructed at Thorayaya in Kurunegala under the Second Phase of Api Wenuwen Api programme by the Ministry of Defence has completed and to be handed over to war heroes on 5th September.
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Over 300,000 landmines cleared
Demining groups operating in the North and East have achieved tremendous success by removing over 300,000 landmines laid by LTTE terrorists during war time, said Military Spokesman Major General UAB Medawela.
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Benefit from Sri Lanka's tremendous potential - Rao
The visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao emphasized that peace was necessary for development and that the need of the hour was to look forward and benefit from the tremendous potential that Sri Lanka had as a country to grow and prosper.
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Fewer boats from Sri Lanka - Sydney Morning Herald
The number of asylum seekers arriving from Sri Lanka has slowed dramatically in the five months since the Australian government said it would stop processing claims from that country, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday (1 Sep).
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