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We wish our readers a happy Sinhala and Tamil New Year "Feed the world...let them know its Avurudu/Puththandu..." Students of Ladies' College, Colombo herald the spirit of the New Year by sharing kevum, kokis and other sweetmeats with the inmates of the Victoria Home for Incurables in Rajagiriya. Pic. Avinash Bandara

Canada bans LTTE

The Canadian cabinet has outlawed the Tamil Tigers, as reported in Saturday's National Post by Stewart Bell.
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VAT fraud runs into billions

by Ranga Jayasuriya

The tax fraud at the Inland Revenue Department could run into around 24 billion rupees, CID investigations reveal.
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Tigers kill soldier in the North

by Ranga Jayasuriya

A soldier was killed and another wounded yesterday afternoon when the LTTE attacked an army post in Kattaparichchan, Selvanagar using mortar and Rocket Propelled Grenades.
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• The Rajpal Abeynayake Column: 'Munich' should make Speilberg take notice of the LTTE
   
• Sinhala New Year rituals
   
• CID probes roofing sheets scandal
   
• Amadahara Vesak Program
   
• Minister overrules Prima's arbitrary decision
   
• Mapping coastal area in progress
   
• Kandegedera Wewa rehabilitated

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