SLMM waits, LTTE won't release cop - 'Despicable' says Kohona
The LTTE last evening went back on its word to
release police Sub Inspector Bandujeewa Bopitigoda, who has been in
LTTE custody for the last ten months. The ceasefire monitors who
went to Kilinochchi to receive the policeman at 10 am yesterday,
were kept waiting, but no LTTE representative turned up with the
policeman.
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Govt. will honour truce - Keheliya
The government yesterday stressed that it would
continue to honour the truce agreement, a day after twelve soldiers
were killed in the worst ever confrontation since the signing of the
ceasefire agreement.
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No TV today, courtesy foreign film suppliers?
Private television channels are scheduled to
black out their channels this evening at prime time after a 7.30
press conference, against the tax that all TV stations will have to
pay for all imported films tele-dramas and commercials. The
Teledrama, Film and Commercials Levy was operative from July 16th.
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