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Where is India? Zeenath Bee Bee, aged 85, takes aim on board Shahjahan, a Pakistani Navy ship that docked in Colombo port last Thursday. This was at the Pakistan Day celebrations presided over by the Pakistani High Comisioner in Sri Lanka. Pic by Saman Sri Wedage

Navy Dvora sunk: 8 sailors missing 11 wounded

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

Six LTTE suicide cadres yesterday blew themselves up with their trawler sinking a naval Dvora wounding 11 sailors.
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Peace only way, but its not one day cricket - Kohona

'Peace is not like a one day cricket match, the key to peace is patience. However, There is only one reasonable way to proceed to resolve the current situation - that is through negotiations', said Dr. Paltiha Kohona head of the UN Treaty section, and Sri Lankan delegate at the Geneva round of negotiations with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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