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The sparkle in their eyes, the grit, determination written all over their faces show that these young women, wielding rifles have been transformed into professional soldiers by rigorous training at the Sri Lanka Air Force Base at Diyatalawa. The No 16 batch of regular Airwomen’s passing out parade was held at Diyatalawa last Friday. The chief guest at the passing-out parade was Lieutenant-General Shantha Kottegoda, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army. Pic by Kavindra Perera

Made Korean in Colombo

by Poddala Jayantha

A massive racket involving top police officers, immigration and emigration officials and customs officers where Chinese and Thai nationals had been brought to Colombo and sent to Italy for employment as Korean nationals on forged Korean passports had been bared.
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Foreign aid flowing in

Government is receiving financial assistance worth millions of Dollars from donor agencies and foreign financial sources. President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga last week authorised Dr. P. B. Jayasundara, secretary of the Ministry of Finance to sign some of these loan agreements on behalf of the Government.
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Shah Rukh Khan willing to come again

by Rashomi Silva in New Delhi

Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan last week said he would definitely go to Colombo to perform again, if invited despite the unfortunate incident as he was overwhelmed by the warm welcome he received in Colombo.
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Other Stories

• Rain may continue for another 2 weeks

• The Path to Freedom released

• Attack on Shah rukh khan show : Police after two suspcts

• Over 600 graduates to be recruited

• Floods displace over 19,000 families

• Death penalty: 'Talk of the town'

• Dinesh: Suffering yet to end

• Over 6,000 Sri Lankans for Haj

• Muslim Peace Secretariat on way

• Lack of specialised units blow to burns victims

• Private bus operators suspend strike action

• MRI to diagnose mystery disease

• Radiologist launches book on Buddha Dhamma

• Vehicle emissions to be monitored

• Central Bank releases 2004 statistics

• Fully-fledged holiday home for retired public servants

• News in brief

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