Government allays unfounded fears

Tsunami evacuation plan in situ

As predicted by the geologists world over, people will be constantly saddled by the tsunami fear, it's high time someone took steps to minimise all the difficulties by a solid plan of evacuation.

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LTTE desperately in need of morale booster

The LTTE is desperately in need of a morale booster. The events unfolded during the past one and half years were unbearable for the outfit which has a ruthless terror record over the past three decades with a huge international network unbelievable to international giants who launched a massive war against terrorism.

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Prabhakaran plummets from peak to pit - Part I

Velupillai Prabhakaran had reached the peak of his power by Christmas day of 2004 - a turning point in his political career. He had come a long way from that fateful day in 1975 when he got his first Tamil scalp by killing Alfred Duraiyappah, the mild-mannered Mayor of Jaffna.

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Al-Qaida group threatens to hunt down Sunnis who cooperate with US

An al-Qaida front group warns it will hunt down and kill Sunni Arab tribal leaders who cooperate with the U.S. and its Iraqi partners in the wake of the assassination of the leader of the revolt against the terror movement.

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