LTTE extortion case - Dutch Court judgement on October 7

The judgement in the case heard in a Dutch Court against five LTTE suspects accused of extorting money for the terror outfit, will be delivered on October 7. “The Justice authorities in The Netherlands are confident that they could win the case,” a spokesperson for the Sri Lankan mission in Belgium told the Sunday Observer .

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Hotel burglar rounded up in a day

A French couple who lost a gold wedding ring, a wrist watch and 80 Euros while holidaying at a resort hotel in Sigiriya were delighted when the police found the stolen items in less than a day in the possession of a man who had burgled their hotel room while the couple had gone out for a walk after dinner,

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SLINEX 2011:

Highlighted Lanka's and India's prowess

INS Shivalik, a frigate of the Indian Navy, the largest Navy in the South Asia region was sailing towards the sea from the Eastern port Trincomalee along with a fleet of ships and a fast attack craft with the light house located at the Foul Point in Sampur which became a theatre for many sea battles between the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sea Tigers in the past.

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