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Iraq’s former President Saddam Hussein is led in shackles during the day of his Iraqi Special Tribunal hearing July 1, 2004 Reuters

by Ranga Jayasuriya

The LTTE and Security Forces resumed routine security meetings in the North on Friday in a breakthrough in the suspended inter-party dialogue.

Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Deputy Chief Hagruph Haukland said the LTTE and Security Forces met in Jaffna to evaluate the security situation in the district.
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Ministry conceives coast guards

by Jayampathy Jayasinghe

The Public Security and Law and Order Ministry is examining the possibility of setting up a Coast Guard Service to protect its coastal areas from drugs and arms smugglers who often use shores for unlawful activities, the Secretary, Ministry of Public Security and Law and Order Tilak Ranavirajah said addressing a media conference in connection with the International Drug Day in Colombo.
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Gold quest drains off Rs. 900m

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

About Rs. 900 million has been drained off from Sri Lanka to the Gold Quest Company during the last 16 months, Controller of Exchange H.A.G Hettiarchchi told the Sunday Observer yesterday.
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Other Stories

• Apparel fora urge review

• Dengue update : Death toll rises

• More teeth to CAAA

• Editors' Guild to honour five veteran journalists

• Free legal aid for innocent victims

• A highly decorated and gallant soldier as new Army Commander

• Mahaweli reservoirs neglected

• Army-Jine and his three buddies shot dead

• New Compensation Formula before SLNAC soon

• BCIS ties-up with SAIS of the Johns Hopkins University, USA

• Rare honour for our diplomat

• Narrow shave for rail workers

• S. Korea's employment opportunities to be advertised

• Captured Indian fishing crafts for Lankan fishermen

• Govt. Press fire, report due tomorrow

• 'Sunday Observer' Health Editor wins award

• Police now brace for PC elections

• International Relations courses at the BCIS

• News in brief

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