The passing out parade of a new batch of 260 Army recruits who underwent training at the Vijayaba Army Training Institute, Puttalam was held at the Institute premises under the patronage of Col. A. V. Dias recently. Here one of the young soldiers petting his two little nephews during a brief family re-union held after the parade.

Mullaitivu incident will not derail peace process -Balasingham

by Manjula Fernando and Ranga Jayasuriya

The LTTE said yesterday that the peace process will not be derailed as a result of Monday's incident in the Mullaitivu seas.
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SB, GL call on Asgiriya Mahanayaka Thera

by D. Oliver Silva, Indika Polkotuwa and Thilak Pushpakumara

If one's political party does not serve the country and its people, there is nothing wrong in joining another party which is dedicated to the cause of the masses. In that context, the intelligent decision taken by the team of Ministers including S.B. Dissanayake and Prof. G.L. Peiris has the blessings of the Mahasangha. Full story

Govt not willing to sacrifice young lives - Prime Minister

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the government has asked the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission to probe the Mullaitivu incident and give its ruling on it.
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