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FEBRUARY 17, 2007 EST, USA
 
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We have lost a great mathe- matician, engineer, scientist, an old timer of SLNet/LAcNet and a former LAcNet director. Pubudu Dayawansa (Daya) was instrumental in carrying out many LAcNet projects. He was responsible in setting up "Colombo Calling" a website that was designed to carry weekly articles from Sri Lankan Academic community and Human Rights activists. [ More...]
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka to enhance defence ties
thenews.com.pk, February 17. ISLAMABAD: Decade old friends and allies Pakistan and Sri Lanka Friday agreed to further strengthen cooperation in commerce and trade, tourism, gemology and defence besides closer collaboration in the fight against terrorism.

Wide-ranging talks were held between Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama, who have also announced to hold a review meeting to boost their bilateral trade and economic cooperation through the Free Trade Agreement.

Bogollagama also met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. More... Discuss this story
Published: Sat Feb 17 17:26:20 EST 2007

Roadside blast kills civilian, wounds 5 soldiers in northern Sri Lanka , military says
Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 04:45 EST . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A roadside bomb blast killed a civilian and wounded five soldiers in northern Sri Lanka - on Saturday, the military said.

The attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels targeted a bus transporting soldiers in Tamil-majority northern Jaffna city, the government's national security media center said. Discuss this story
Published: Sat Feb 17 07:14:26 EST 2007 Back to the top

Record arms haul in Sri Lanka
hindu.com, Feb 18, 2007. COLOMBO: One civilian was killed and six other persons were wounded when suspected Tamil Tigers set off a fragmentation mine in north Sri Lanka even as the military claimed that the haul of weapons in the eastern operation is the largest in the 25-year history of the conflict. The blast was aimed at an army bus carrying troops in the town of Jaffna. It injured five army personnel, killed one civilian and wounded another, the Ministry said on Saturday. More...
Published: Sat Feb 17 17:25:05 EST 2007 Back to the top
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger Rebel Group Defends Recruitment of Minors
 Yahoo, Feb. 15. Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group defended the recruitment of minors into its ranks and said it will continue to draft youths aged under 18... Back to the top
Three soldiers die of injuries after mine blast in Sri Lanka
 monstersandcritics.com, Feb 17, 2007, 17:39 GMT. Colombo - Three soldiers injured in a claymore mine blast in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday succumbed to their injuries in a military hospital as rebels renewed their wayside bomb attacks, a military official said... Back to the top
Sri Lankan Navy Destroys 2 Rebel Boats
 Associated Press, Fri February 16, 2007 06:23 EST . BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka's navy said it destroyed two Tamil Tiger rebel boats Friday as the craft were hauling hundreds of thousands of steel balls often used in bombs... Back to the top
India beats Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to clinch series
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 07:58 EST . ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press Writer - VISHAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly smashed unbeaten half centuries Saturday as India beat Sri Lanka - by seven wickets to clinch the four-match limited-overs series in both team's last match before the cricket World Cup... Back to the top
Report: Tamil journalist missing in Sri Lanka 's north
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 00:08 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A Tamil journalist has been reported missing in northern Jaffna peninsula and an international rights group on Saturday asked the Sri Lankan government to help trace him... Back to the top
Sri Lanka military finds assault rifles hidden in former rebel-held village
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 04:22 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka - 's army found assault rifles Saturday hidden in an eastern village that it captured last month from Tamil Tiger rebels, a military spokesman said... Back to the top
Bus attack kills a civilian and two soldiers
 BBC Sinhala, 17 Feb 2007. The military authorities say two soldiers and a civilian were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in the northern city of Jaffna on Saturday... Back to the top
Military says air force bombs Tamil rebels' artillery position in Jaffna
 Associated Press, Fri February 16, 2007 00:47 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) The Sri Lankan air force bombed a Tamil Tiger rebels' artillery gun position in northern Jaffna peninsula Friday, the Defense Ministry said... Back to the top
Fleeing Sri Lanka 's turmoil, a group of men find themselves trapped in Iraq
 Associated Press, Fri February 16, 2007 15:26 EST . KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) In Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, where killings happen every day and work is nearly nonexistent, it doesn't take much to entice a man to leave... Back to the top
Yuvraj leads India to Sri Lanka series win
 dailystar.co.uk, 17 Feb 2007. Yuvraj Singh struck 95 not out to steer India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final one-dayer on Saturday and help clinch the series 2-1... Back to the top
SB Dissanayake 'divided UNP'
 BBC Sinhala, 16 bFeb 2007. The main opposition in Sri Lanka has accused the former National Organiser of conspiring with the dissidents against the party leadership... Back to the top
HL:Students at University of Waterloo didn't raise funds for Tamil Tigers: report
 Associated Press, Thu February 15, 2007 21:27 EST . WATERLOO, Ont. (CP) _ Officials at the University of Waterloo released a summary of a review of co-op placements and a financial audit of the Waterloo Tamil Students Association Thursday that concluded the campus organization did not raise funds for terrorists... Back to the top
LTTE boat was on its way to Lanka, say TN police
 Yahoo, Friday February 16. Even as Tamil Nadu geared up to tighten security along its coast in the wake of seizure of a LTTE boat with explosives and five men on it, including a 'Sea Tiger,' Director General of Police D Mukherjee was at pains to clarify that the boat was headed for Sri Lanka and had no plans for a 'mission' in Tamil Nadu... Back to the top
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